This title from Charles Spencer recounts the history of Edisto Island from the Civil War to present day. The Civil War hit Edisto Island hard. Between the manda

In his second volume of Edisto history, Spencer recounts the events of the Civil War, the struggles of Reconstruction, the effects of the new freedman class and

For many, Edisto is a little slice of heaven--live oaks festooned with Spanish moss, winding waterways and crashing surf. Yet the waterways were pathways for pr

Throughout American history, ingestion (eating) has functioned as a metaphor for interpreting and imagining this society and its political systems. Discussions

Explore the human side of the Civil War through archival images and biographical sketches of Confederate and Union sailors. During the American Civil War, more