Author: Otto W. NuttliPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charleston (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
The 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, Earthquake
Author: Otto W. NuttliPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charleston (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Studies Related to the Charleston, South Carolina, Earthquake of 1886
Author: Douglas W. RankinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charleston (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Upheaval in Charleston
Author: Susan Millar WilliamsPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820337153
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
City of Heroes
Author: Richard N. CôtéPublisher:
ISBN: 9781929175451
Category : Charleston (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
City of Heroes: The Great Charleston Earthquake of 1886, is a riveting, heavily illustrated non-fiction book filled with gripping, first-hand accounts of the earthquake, drawn directly from newspapers, personal diaries, journals, and letters of the earthquake survivors. It will also follow the earthquake sleuths who descended upon Charleston to discover what caused the disaster. But above all, it identifies the noble and heartwarming acts of numerous unsung heroes, black and white, inspired and led by Charleston's extraordinary mayor, William A. Courtenay. Working together, they saved numerous lives, nursed the wounded, fed the hungry, sheltered the homeless and enabled Charleston to make a full recovery from the massive disaster within eighteen months.
Studies Related to the Charleston, South Carolina, Earthquake of 1886
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charleston (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The Charleston Earthquake, August 31, 1886
Author: Carlyle McKinleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charleston (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The Great Shock
Author: Robert P. StocktonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780893085926
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Earthquakes
Author: Louis Charles PakiserPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquakes
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Studies related to the Charleston, South Carolina, earthquake of 1886
Author: Anna Martta HietanenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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