A Brief History of James Island: Jewel of the Sea Islands by Douglas W. Bostick

March 4, 2017 | American History 1

By Douglas W. Bostick

during this attractive quantity, neighborhood historian Douglas Bostick unearths the unacknowledged historical past of the second one group in South Carolina, settled in 1671. no matter if investigating prehistoric clues approximately local American lifestyles sooner than ecu payment, detailing the historical past of agriculture and the reign of King Cotton, following armies from a number of wars or chronicling the triumph of equality at the vegetables of Charleston's Municipal golfing direction, Bostick tells the tale of James Island as just a local son can. subscribe to Bostick as he brings this small jewel of an island out of Charleston's shadow and into the sunshine of its personal wealthy, historical assets.

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