Planters, Pirates, and Patriots: Historical Tales from the South Carolina Grand Strand
by Rod Gragg
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"A popularly written glimpse of history along the Grand Strand... Eminently readable and varied"-from the award-winning historian and author ( The State ). From Little River to Georgetown, the South Carolina Grand Strand-popularly known as the Myrtle Beach region-is only fifty-five miles long, yet few coastlines have a richer, more colorful history. Numbered among its parade of colorful characters are hardened explorers, seasoned woodsmen, remarkable women, famous soldiers, powerful show more politicians, men of violence, rich men, poor men, and gifted visionaries. Planters, Pirates, and Patriots offers historical vignettes of the Grand Strand's diverse array of heroes, smugglers, and settlers that "have the resonance of real life. Truth is stranger than fiction; it's also more entertaining" ( The Charlotte Observer ). "An enthralling and engrossing history with the pace and vividness of a good novel." -Charles Joyner, author of Down by the Riverside show lessTags
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Rod Gragg is a historian, journalist, and current director of the Center for Military and Veterans Studies at Coastal Carolina University, where he also serves as an adjunct professor of history. He has authored numerous books, including Covered with Glory, Confederate Goliath, and The Pilgrim Chronicles. His works have earned the Fletcher Pratt show more Award and the James I. Robertson Award, as well as selection in various book clubs. show less
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