Upheaval in Charleston: Earthquake and Murder on the Eve of Jim Crow - Couverture souple

Williams, Susan Millar; Hoffius, Stephen G.

 
9780820344218: Upheaval in Charleston: Earthquake and Murder on the Eve of Jim Crow
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0820344214 ISBN 13 : 9780820344218
Editeur : University of Georgia Press, 2012

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l?auteur

SUSAN MILLAR WILLIAMS teaches American literature and creative writing at Trident Technical College in Charleston, South Carolina. Her writing has been published in the Nation and the Southern Review.

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Éditeur
University of Georgia Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0820344214
ISBN 13 
9780820344218
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
392
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780820337159: Upheaval in Charleston: Earthquake and Murder on the Eve of Jim Crow

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0820337153 ISBN 13 :  9780820337159
Editeur : University of Georgia Press, 2011
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