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A Short History of Charleston
Contributor(s): Rosen, Robert N. (Author)

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 ISBN: 1570031975     ISBN-13: 9781570031977
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
OUR PRICE: $16.14  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: May 1997
* Out of Print *

Annotation: Recounts the port city's role in such signal events as the American Revolution, the secession and the Civil War.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - General
- Travel | United States - South - South Atlantic (dc, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, Sc, Va, Wv)
Dewey: 975.791
LCCN: 97007228
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 7.51" W x 8.03" L (0.76 lbs) 176 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Southeast U.S.
- Geographic Orientation - South Carolina
- Cultural Region - South Atlantic
 
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Publisher Description:

Robert N. Rosen's A Short History of Charleston has been hailed by critics, historians, and especially Charlestonians as authoritative, witty, and entertaining. Packed with anecdotes and enlivened by passages from diaries and letters, the fast-paced narrative recounts the port city's role in such signal events as the American Revolution, secession, and the Civil War.

Contributor Bio(s): Rosen, Robert N.: - Robert N. Rosen, a third-generation Charlestonian, practices law on historic Meeting Street. Author of Confederate Charleston: A History of the City and the People during the Civil War, he holds degrees from Harvard University and the University of Virginia.
 
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