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Category : Charleston (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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Earthquake Views, Charleston, S. C.
Author: Views of Prominent Places in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A., Illustrating the Effects of the Earthquake Shock, August 31st 1886, and a Sketch of the Occurrence
Author: The 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, Earthquake
Author: Otto W. NuttliPublisher:
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Category : Charleston (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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Studies Related to the Charleston, South Carolina, Earthquake of 1886
Author: Douglas W. RankinPublisher:
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Category : Charleston (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Studies Related to the Charleston, South Carolina, Earthquake of 1886
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Charleston (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Upheaval in Charleston
Author: Susan Millar WilliamsPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820344214
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
On August 31, 1886, a massive earthquake centered near Charleston, South Carolina, sent shock waves as far north as Maine, down into Florida, and west to the Mississippi River. When the dust settled, residents of the old port city were devastated by the death and destruction. Upheaval in Charleston is a gripping account of natural disaster and turbulent social change in a city known as the cradle of secession. Weaving together the emotionally charged stories of Confederate veterans and former slaves, Susan Millar Williams and Stephen G. Hoffius portray a South where whites and blacks struggled to determine how they would coexist a generation after the end of the Civil War. This is also the story of Francis Warrington Dawson, a British expatriate drawn to the South by the romance of the Confederacy. As editor of Charleston’s News and Courier, Dawson walked a lonely and dangerous path, risking his life and reputation to find common ground between the races. Hailed as a hero in the aftermath of the earthquake, Dawson was denounced by white supremacists and murdered less than three years after the disaster. His killer was acquitted after a sensational trial that unmasked a Charleston underworld of decadence and corruption. Combining careful research with suspenseful storytelling, Upheaval in Charleston offers a vivid portrait of a volatile time and an anguished place. A Friends Fund Publication
The Charleston Earthquake, August 31, 1886
Author: Carlyle McKinleyPublisher:
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Category : Charleston (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Charleston Earthquake, 1886
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Category : Earthquakes
Languages : en
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"On August 31, 1886, Charleston and surrounding towns suffered extensive damage from the largest earthquake to ever hit the southeast. The photographs in this collection show the aftermath of the earthquake shortly after it occurred. George LaGrange Cook, a prominent Charleston photographer created the series "Cook's Earthquake Views of Charleston and Vicinity" which featured a total of 200 photographs that could be purchased as souvenirs. A portion of this series, along with earthquake photographs from photographers William Wilson, W.H. Fairchild, J.H. Wisser, and Joseph Hall are featured here. Also, reports, maps, and geological surveys conducted by The U.S. Department of the Interior and The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commisson published in 1888, 1977, 1983, 1986, and 1991 are contained within the collection."
Studies Related to the Charleston, South Carolina Earthquake of 1886--Neogene and Quaternary Lithostratigraphy and Biostratigraphy
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Charleston Earthquake, S.C., 1886
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
See journals under US Geological survey. Prof. paper 1367.
The Charleston Earthquake of August 31, 1886
Author: Clarence Edward DuttonPublisher:
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Category : Charleston (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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