Wicked Columbia
Vice and Villainy in the Capital
Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2013.
Format: Book
Description: 143 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Touted as one of America's most livable cities, Columbia has a history of independence and triumph. But that history also has a darker side, one that isn't told quite as often. The capital city's past is filled with salacious tales of debauchery, including a notorious pickpocket bold enough to victimize a mayor and a tradition of dueling that ruined lives over petty insults. From triple hangings at Potter's Field to the lure of ladies of the evening, Columbia has a history as famously hot as its weather. Join author and historian Alexia Helsley as she examines the devilish details of Soda Town.
Contents:
Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- Birth of a City -- Coming of Age -- Behind Closed Doors -- Ladies of the Evening -- War on Vice, Part I/World War I -- Boys will be Boys -- Death in the Street -- New Century, Old Problems -- "A Devil of a Place" -- Hands in the Cookie Jar -- War on Vice, Part II//World War II -- Epilogue: "What's Past is Prologue" -- Appendix. Inhabitants of Richland County Jail, 1880.
Subjects:
Vice -- Social aspects -- South Carolina -- Columbia -- History.
Corruption -- South Carolina -- Columbia -- History.
Crime -- South Carolina -- Columbia -- History.
Columbia (S.C.) -- Social conditions.
Columbia (S.C.) -- Moral conditions.
Columbia (S.C.) -- History.
Vice -- Social aspects -- South Carolina -- Columbia -- History.
Corruption -- South Carolina -- Columbia -- History.
Crime -- South Carolina -- Columbia -- History.
Columbia (S.C.) -- Social conditions.
Columbia (S.C.) -- Moral conditions.
Columbia (S.C.) -- History.
ISBN:
9781609498504
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LH TRUE CRIME Hel | Main (Downtown) | Local History Nonfiction | Available for in-library use |
HISTORY North Am. US SC Hel | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY North Am. US SC Hel | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/31/2024) |
HISTORY North Am. US SC Hel | Ballentine Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY North Am. US SC Hel | St. Andrews Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY North Am. US SC Hel | Wheatley (Shandon) | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [133]-134) and index.