| 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 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1997 * Not available - Not in print at this time *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" (0.76 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - South Carolina - Cultural Region - South Atlantic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| 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. |