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Edisto Island Selections (Historical)
Some of these titles are out of print and only available at The Edisto Bookstore
Our special selections
- Great Sea Island Storm
- And I'm glad
- Edisto Island: A Family Affair
- Edisto: A Sea Island Principality
- 'Pon Top Edisto
- She Came to Edisto Island
- Tales of Edisto
- Stirrin the Pots on Daufauskie
- Edisto Island 1861 to 2006
- Edisto Island 1663 To 1860
Great Sea Island Storm
The Great Sea Island Storm of 1893.
William and Fran Marscher
C: 2004
$16.00 paperback, hardback not available
As settlement of the Lowcountry during colonial times was based upon geographic regions known as parishes, this book is the history of St. John's Parish which is comprised of present day Kiawah, Seabrook, Edisto, John's and Wadmalaw Islands.
This narrative is a composite of the settlement and incorporation of the parish, the colonial period, the plantation life, and aftermath of Reconstruction to the Twentieth Century. Economic and cultural life are addressed, particularly the prosperity and devastation of the Civil War era as is African-American history and culture. Included is an appendix with genealogies of island families, descriptions of plantations, records of ownership and references to diaries, memories, and letters.
Families included are: Boone, Cole, Davis, Freer, Gibbes, Grimball, Hext, Jenkins, Jones-Simmons, Ladson, LaRoche, Legare, Mathews, Roper, Sams, Seabrook, Stanyarne, Waight, Walpole, and Woodward. Various maps and plats are provided for reference and documentation. A person place, name and subject index are provided on this book. B/W photos. 497 pages.
And I'm glad
And I'm Glad
An Oral History of Edisto Island
Transcribed by Nick Lindsay
Photographs by Julia Cart
C: 2000-
$24.99 paperback/hardback not available
Oral histories of Sam Gadsden and Bubberson Brown, descendants of slaves, who relate their knowledge of the slave culture during the 1800's: Reconstruction; the African-American legacy to the island and their personal struggles in the Twentieth Century. Six-part introduction by Mr. Lindsay; and a Nigerian psychologist, Sam Ozuzu, provides information regarding the West African customs still relevant to Edisto. B/W photos. 192 pages.
Edisto Island: A Family Affair
Edisto Island
A Family Affair
Amy S. Connor and Sheila L. Beardsley - for the Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society
C: 1998
$19.99 paperback/trade, hardback not available
Pictorial history of the first families, homes and island life. No text. B/W photos; photo explanations and descriptions. 128 pages
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Edisto: A Sea Island Principality
Edisto
A Sea Island Principality
Clara Childs Puckette
C: 1978
$19.95 hardback/dust jacket, paperback not available
A history of Edisto Island from the Revolution to present day. B/W photos. 92 pages.
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'Pon Top Edisto
Pon Top Edisto: Cookin' Tweenst the Rivers
Women of Trinity Episcopal Church
C: 1997
$19.95 hardback
(comb binding inside spine)
Proceeds from this cookbook benefit the preservation and restoration of Trinity Episcopal Church. Some recipes carried over from the original Edisto Island Favorite Recipes. Of particular interest are the recipes contributed for the "Plantations" section. This cookbook was the regional winner for the Tabasco Community Cookbook Award. Original illustrations. B/W photos. Index. 284 pages
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She Came to Edisto Island
She Came To Edisto Island:
A New England Woman's Diary in Dixie - 1865
Mary Ames
Reprinted 2002
$17.00
hardback, paperback not available
The diary of Mary Ames who came to Edisto through The Freedmen's Bureau of Boston to teach local slaves after retreat of the plantation owners upon occupation of the island by Union troops. One illustration. 125 pages.
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Tales of Edisto
Tales of Edisto
Nell S. Graydon
Photography by Carl Julien
C: 1955 revised
$12.95 paperback
trade, hardback not available
Stories preserved among the early generation of residents; island life and slave life and customs. B/W photos of plantation homes, churches. 171 pages
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Stirring the Pots on Daufuskie
Stirrin' The Pots On Daufuskie
Billie Burn
C: 1985
$16.00 paperback
(perfect binding)
A collection of original and favorite recipes of those who live or once lived on Daufuskie Island. Local history, folklore and b/w photos, portray life and culture on this sea island. Of particular interest are recipes and original grocery lists written in Gullah by the native African Americans. Island hints are also entertaining. 197 pages. No index.
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Edisto Island 1861 to 2006
Edisto Island 1861 To 2006 Ruin, Recovery And Rebirth
Charles Spencer
C: 2008
$24.99
Charles Spencer, in his second volume of Edisto history, recounts the events of the Civil War, the struggles of Reconstruction, the effect of the new freedman class and the island's rebirth as a favorite vacation spot and modern community in the twentieth century. Each chapter offers an enjoyable excursion into the past and a detailed look at the remarkable history of Edisto
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Edisto Island 1663 To 1860
Edisto Island
1663 To 1860-
Wild Eden To Cotton Aristocracy
Charles Spencer
C: 2008
$24.99
In this first of two volumes, historian Charles Spencer explores the early history of Edisto, from its earliest days throught the "Golden Age" of plantation aristocracy.
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