Storied & Scandalous Charleston
A History of Piracy and Prohibition, Rebellion and Revolution
Essex, Connecticut : Globe Pequot, [2022], ©2022.
Format: Book
Description: x, 244 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
"In Storied & scandalous Charleston, storyteller Leigh Jones Handal weaves tales of piracy, rebellion, ancient codes of honor, and first-hand accounts of the madness that ensued as the city fell first to the British in 1780 and then to the Union in 1865. Meet some of the foremost female criminals of the day--lady pirate Anne Bonny and highwaywoman Lavinia Fisher--and learn how centuries of war, natural disasters, bankruptcy, and chaos shaped modern Charleston and the Carolina Low Country"-- Provided by publisher.
Series: Storied & scandalous
Contents:
How Charleston earned its nickname "The Holy City" -- The gayest, wealthiest people in America -- The sport of kings -- Tripping the light fantastic -- A legacy of illicit love -- Charles Town's piratical heyday -- Stede Bonnet : Charles Town's gentlemen pirate -- Anne Bonny : the remarkable adventures of a female pyrate -- The sad demise of Dr. Joseph Brown Ladd -- Mary Fisher Bayley Cross : a woman on a mission -- America's first cremation -- Caradeux the cruel -- John and Lavinia Fisher : the truth behind the legend -- Death of the Carolina parakeet -- The chapels of Berkeley County : stories of worship, war, betrayal, and fear -- The hopes and horrors of Hampton Park -- The tail of Washington's horse -- Charleston's public square : hell, wicked places, and some really great jazz -- The driest place on earth -- The rise of Pitchfork Ben Tillman -- The Dispensary Act of 1893 -- Vincent Chicco : king of the blind tigers.
Subjects:
Scandals -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History.
Crime -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History.
Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Anecdotes.
Charleston (S.C.) -- Social life and customs -- History.
Scandals -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History.
Crime -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History.
Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Anecdotes.
Charleston (S.C.) -- Social life and customs -- History.
ISBN:
9781493061853
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY North Am. US SC Han | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY North Am. US SC Han | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-229) and index.