Historic Photos of South Carolina
Native South Carolinian and historian Benjamin Brawley once wrote, "The little triangle on the map known as South Carolina represents a portion of our country whose influence has been incalculable.” Always fiercely independent, South Carolina has been a republic twice in its history: once prior to the Revolutionary War, and second prior to the War Between the States. From the immense wealth of the Colonial period to the debilitating poverty of Reconstruction and the early twentieth century, South Carolina’s history has always been compelling. One South Carolinian offered, "We had our love of family, our love of history, our resistance to change that was both for and against us.”
Blessed by the attention of photographers for more than 150 years, South Carolina and its remarkable past is seen through this fascinating collection of photographs, which brings the stories of the people and history of the Palmetto State to life. Join historian Doug Bostick as he chronicles the history of his home state since 1860, viewed through the lens of a camera.
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Book details
- Author
- Doug Bostick
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- History › United States › State & Local › South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Photography › Subjects & Themes - Topics
- South Carolina history · pictorial history · black-and-white photography · local history · American South · Reconstruction era · Colonial period
- ISBN-13
- 9781684421015
About the author
DOUGLAS W. BOSTICK was an eighth-generation South Carolinian and the author of approximately 26 nonfiction books on subjects ranging from Revolutionary War history to South Carolina foodways.
Bostick held a bachelor’s degree from the College of Charleston and a master’s degree from the University of South Carolina. He served on the faculty of both institutions, as well as the University of Maryland, and in 2011 became executive director and CEO of the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust, where he also served as chief research historian.
Bostick contributed to Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum and Save the Light, Inc. alongside his writing and research work.
He was a native of James Island, South Carolina, and passed away on October 23, 2023.