Much has happened in South Carolina throughout its checkered three hundred year history. It Happened in South Carolina goes behind-the-scenes to tell its story, in over 30 short episodes that reveal the intriguing people and events that have shaped the Palmetto State.
* Discover the escapades of "Gentleman Pirate" Stede Bonnet, who terrorized the coastline alongside the notorious Blackbeard.
* Make the acquaintance of young Eliza Lucas, who changed the course of American history when she took charge of the family plantation at the tender age of sixteen.
* Learn about the famous Haile Gold Mine, at one time the most successful producer of gold east of the Mississippi River.
* Learn how the Jenkins Orphanage Band originated the dance craze known as the Charleston.
- ISBN10 0762760257
- ISBN13 9780762760251
- Publish Date 14 June 2011 (first published 1 January 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
- Imprint Globe Pequot Press
- Edition Second Edition
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 222
- Language English