It Happened in South Carolina

von J. Michael Mclaughlin, Lee Davis Perry

224 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Much has happened in South Carolina throughout its checkered three hundred year history. It Happened in South Carolina goes behind-the-scenes to tell its story, in over 30 short episodes that reveal the intriguing people and events that have shaped the Palmetto State.• Discover the escapades of "Gentleman Pirate" Stede Bonnet, who terrorized the coastline alongside the notorious Blackbeard. • Make the acquaintance of young Eliza Lucas, who changed the course of American history when she took charge of the family plantation at the tender age of sixteen. • Learn about the famous Haile Gold Mine, at one time the most successful producer of gold east of the Mississippi River.• Learn how the Jenkins Orphanage Band originated the dance craze known as the Charleston.

• Reihe: It Happened In Series
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Amerikanische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9780762760251
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 14.06.2011
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Globe Pequot