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Loading... Edisto Island, 1861 to 2006: Ruin, Recovery and Rebirthby Charles Spencer
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The explanation of Civil War events on the remote islands off Charleston will be invaluable to southern historians. Forced evacuation, forced resettlement, promises broken by both governments to both races... These non-strategic events are usually glossed over, but in this work the evolution from Union Army to Freedmen's Bureau to status quo ante is given clear consideration. no reviews | add a review
The Civil War hit Edisto Island hard. Between the mandated evacuation, Union occupation and the eventual emancipation of the slaves, the cotton plantation economy that had sustained the island fell to ruin. But this phoenix was to rise from the ashes of war to become one of the premier destinations for fun and sun on the South Carolina coast. Charles Spencer, in his second volume of Edisto history, recounts the events of the Civil War, the struggles of Reconstruction, the effects of the new freedman class and the island's rebirth as a favorite vacation spot and modern community in the twentieth century. Each chapter offers an enjoyable excursion into the past and a detailed look at the remarkable history of Edisto. No library descriptions found. |
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