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Download or read book And I'm Glad written by and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: And I'm Glad: An Oral History of Edisto Island explores the island's history through the eyes and in the voices of two Edisto farmers, Sam Gadsden and Bubberson Brown, who grew up, labored, raised families, and made their lives on the island. These narratives, tracing the arrival of the first black pioneers, the subsequent slave culture during the 1800s, the difficulties of Reconstruction, to the Edisto of the twentieth century, document both the African-American legacy of the island and the personal struggles of two black men. Overcoming the unpredictability of the Lowcountry's weather, such as the historic Hurricane of 1893 and subsequent storms, the hardships of Depression-era America, and the double standards of a pre-Civil Rights South, Gadsden and Brown detail triumphant lives full of service, hard work, good humor, and faith.
Book Synopsis An Oral History of Edisto Island by : Sam Gadsden
Download or read book An Oral History of Edisto Island written by Sam Gadsden and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An Oral History of Edisto Island by : Sam Gadsden
Download or read book An Oral History of Edisto Island written by Sam Gadsden and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An Oral History of Edisto Island by : Bubberson Brown
Download or read book An Oral History of Edisto Island written by Bubberson Brown and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tales of Edisto by : Nell S. Graydon
Download or read book Tales of Edisto written by Nell S. Graydon and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nell S. Graydon’s first book, Tales of Edisto, was first published in 1955—14 years after the author’s love affair with her second home at Edisto Island began. Her daughter Virginia recalled that a stay there always included daily trips to the post office, especially during the war years when sharing news was of utmost importance. It was there that the summer colony met and mingled with the natives, and it was in the mundane setting of the post office that the tales of Edisto first reached Nell Graydon’s ears. She wrote many years later: ‘The stories are not new they have been told many times. The tales fascinated me, and I often wondered why someone had not compiled them in book form....’ The historical context of Tales of Edisto includes elements of glamour that will appeal to almost any reader; certainly the 19th century sea island cotton plantations with their ‘elegant homes, avenues of magnolias, orange blossoms, beautiful women, and gentleman planters with their mint juleps’ were the stuff of which romance is made. Beautifully illustrated throughout by engineer-photographer Carl Julien of Greenwood, South Carolina.
Book Synopsis Edisto Island: A Family Affair by : Amy S. Connor
Download or read book Edisto Island: A Family Affair written by Amy S. Connor and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 1998-06-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great fortunes were once made on tiny Edisto Island, as nineteenth-century planters and their families farmed indigo and cotton. Although the ancient, oak-shaded path to Edisto is now a highway, the trees overhead remain draped with lush Spanish moss, luring travelers to another era. Proud of their preservation of the island, residents here strive to maintain a lifestyle that is close to nature and removed from the hustle and bustle of city life. This remarkable new photographic history features over 200 vintage images, many never before seen by the public. With photographs of the founding planters and their families, homes, landscapes and beach views, and intimate views of everyday life on Edisto plantations, this book gives us a glimpse of what the "island experience" was like through the years.
Book Synopsis Life Histories of Edisto Island, South Carolina by : Chalmers S. Murray
Download or read book Life Histories of Edisto Island, South Carolina written by Chalmers S. Murray and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-06 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Life Histories" were written about ordinary people from across the United States in the midst of the Great Depression by interviewers employed by the Federal Writers' Project (FWP), a part of the Works Projects Administration (WPA). The main objective of the WPA was to provide work for persons who were out of work --- the unemployed. The FWP provided work for writers and editors. A companion project, the Federal Arts Project (FAP), provided work for artists and for theater. The people interviewed in this book lived on Edisto Island, South Carolina, one of the Sea Islands on the Atlantic Coast about 35 miles southwest of Charleston. Chalmers S. Murray, a district supervisor, conducted all but one of the interviews. Chal was an experienced newspaper man who later became a respected novelist, journalist, and short story writer. The other interviewer, Margaret Wilkinson, was a middle aged, single mother of a teenaged son. Later, she was a case worker for the Social Security Administration. During World War II, she was a volunteer "spotter," searching the Charleston skies for enemy warplanes. After the war, she earned a private pilot's license. These life histories were written without the use of recording equipment. The interviewers took notes as people spoke and wrote the stories afterwards. Fictitious names were used for places and people. "Edisto" was called "Etiwan," for example. As a result, the stories are not true "oral histories" as the term is used today. Despite these shortcomings, the stories offer glimpses into what life was like on Edisto Island from 1860 to 1940.
Book Synopsis Edisto Island, 1861 to 2006 by : Charles Spencer
Download or read book Edisto Island, 1861 to 2006 written by Charles Spencer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-03-21 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title from Charles Spencer recounts the history of Edisto Island from the Civil War to present day. The Civil War hit Edisto Island hard. Between the mandated evacuation, Union occupation and the eventual emancipation of the slaves, the cotton plantation economy that had sustained the island fell to ruin. But this phoenix was to rise from the ashes of war to become one of the premier destinations for fun and sun on the South Carolina coast. Charles Spencer, in his second volume of Edisto history, recounts the events of the Civil War, the struggles of Reconstruction, the effects 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.
Book Synopsis Gullah Geechee Home Cooking by : Emily Meggett
Download or read book Gullah Geechee Home Cooking written by Emily Meggett and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first major Gullah Geechee cookbook from “the matriarch of Edisto Island,” who provides delicious recipes and the history of an overlooked American community The history of the Gullah and Geechee people stretches back centuries, when enslaved members of this community were historically isolated from the rest of the South because of their location on the Sea Islands of coastal South Carolina and Georgia. Today, this Lowcountry community represents the most direct living link to the traditional culture, language, and foodways of their West African ancestors. Gullah Geechee Home Cooking, written by Emily Meggett, the matriarch of Edisto Island, is the preeminent Gullah cookbook. At 89 years old, and with more than 50 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Meggett is a respected elder in the Gullah community of South Carolina. She has lived on the island all her life, and even at her age, still cooks for hundreds of people out of her hallowed home kitchen. Her house is a place of pilgrimage for anyone with an interest in Gullah Geechee food. Meggett’s Gullah food is rich and flavorful, though it is also often lighter and more seasonal than other types of Southern cooking. Heirloom rice, fresh-caught seafood, local game, and vegetables are key to her recipes for regional delicacies like fried oysters, collard greens, and stone-ground grits. This cookbook includes not only delicious and accessible recipes, but also snippets of the Meggett family history on Edisto Island, which stretches back into the 19th century. Rich in both flavor and history, Meggett’s Gullah Geechee Home Cooking is a testament to the syncretism of West African and American cultures that makes her home of Edisto Island so unique.
Book Synopsis Edisto Island: the African-American Journey by : George Estevez
Download or read book Edisto Island: the African-American Journey written by George Estevez and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-20 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pages of this book unlocks some of the oral history of Edisto Island as told by our past elders, long-time residents and present historians. It takes a hard look at the many struggles, pains, trauma, victories, laughter and triumphs of the enslaved Africans brought to one of Charleston's many Sea Islands by force to work against their will. This is a story about the history and perseverance of the Gullah Geechee people who endured centuries of slavery only to then find themselves confronted for yet another century with the social, political and legalized virulence and violence of Jim Crow and segregation. It dives into the rich Gullah history, culture, and customs of Black Edistonians. These very personal and poignant oral stories passed down from our African ancestors of years gone by have shaped who we are as Islanders. This book shares our ancestors' experiences and the powerful recollections as told from the African American perspective. The focus of this book is seen from the eyes of our enslaved fore-parents. It tackles some very taboo subjects that have often been glossed over, downplayed or, in some cases, not even acknowledged. This book highlights just some of the "Black Kings and Queens of Edisto", in the late 19th century to the 20th century, that paved the way for many blacks, bringing us as a people through the very dark period of Slavery, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow into the present day. It delves into the lives of such people as Maum Bella, Ismael Moultrie, Jim Hutchinson, John Thorne, Francis William (Horry) Reed, John Pearson Hutchinson, Jane Edwards, Laura Wall Reed, James Giles, Henry Hutchinson, Sam Gadsden, Bubberson Brown, Lenora Washington, Lula Bligen, Alleen Woods, Doll Grant, Rev. McKinley Washington, Rev. Tony L. Daise, Addie Miller Wright, but also many others who were omitted from our history books and by any definition are genuine heroes deserving permanent recognition. It ensures that these brave people will not be forgotten and that we will continue to draw strength from their courage and perseverance. We celebrate these, our stately trailblazers & pioneers, who took courageous steps and made insurmountable sacrifices to lead the recently free blacks into the dawning of a new day - to true independence and prosperity into the modern era. Finally, this book highlights several white allies on Edisto and elsewhere who risked their lives and reputations to ultimately do what was right in the sight of God. These amazing people have worked diligently to alleviate human suffering, exuded compassion for others, built bridges of understanding, sought to educate the masses, and helped to promote the rich Gullah culture and experience on Edisto as well as throughout the world.
Author :Trinity Episcopal Church (Edisto Island, S.C.) Publisher :Wimmer Cookbooks ISBN 13 :9780965872300 Total Pages :0 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (723 download)
Book Synopsis 'Pon Top Edisto by : Trinity Episcopal Church (Edisto Island, S.C.)
Download or read book 'Pon Top Edisto written by Trinity Episcopal Church (Edisto Island, S.C.) and published by Wimmer Cookbooks. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only a lazy man could go hungry on Edisto. Edisto Island is a place that has been blessed by nature and by the Lord. Its fields and waters abound with the many good things that generations of islanders have used in the recipes offered in this cookbook.
Download or read book Murder on Edisto written by C. Hope Clark and published by Bell Bridge Books. This book was released on 2014-09-22 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A big city detective. A lowcountry murder. Peace, safety, a place to grieve and heal. After her husband is murdered by the Russian mob, Boston detective Callie Jean Morgan comes home to her family's cottage in South Carolina. There, she can keep their teenage son, Jeb, away from further threats. But the day they arrive in Edisto Beach, Callie finds her childhood mentor and elderly neighbor murdered. Taunted by the killer, who repeatedly violates her home and threatens others in the community, Callie finds her new sanctuary has become her old nightmare. Despite warnings from the town's handsome police chief, Callie plunges back into detective work, pursuing a sinister stranger who may have ties to her past. He's turning a quiet paradise into a paranoid patch of sand where nobody's safe. She'll do whatever it takes to stop him.
Book Synopsis Life Histories of Edisto Island, South Carolina by : Chalmers Murray
Download or read book Life Histories of Edisto Island, South Carolina written by Chalmers Murray and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-23 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Life Histories" were written about ordinary people from across the United States in the midst of the Great Depression by interviewers working for the Federal Writers' Project (FWP), a part of the Works Projects Administration (WPA). The interviews were conducted between 1936, when the FWP was created, and 1940. The main objective of the WPA was to provide work for persons who were out of work --- unemployed. The FWP provided work for writers and editors. A companion project, the Federal Arts Project (FAP), provided work for artists and for theater. The people interviewed in this book lived on Edisto Island, S. C., one of the Sea Islands on the Atlantic Coast about 35 miles southwest of Charleston. Chalmers S. Murray, a District Director, conducted all but one of the interviews. Chal was an experienced newspaper man who later became a respected novelist, journalist, and short story writer. The other interviewer, Margaret Wilkinson, was a spunky, middle aged, single mother of a teenaged son. Later, she was a case worker for the Social Security Administration. During World War II, she was a volunteer "spotter", searching the Charleston skies for enemy warplanes. After the war, she earned a private pilot's license. These life histories were written without the use of recording equipment. The interviewers took notes as people spoke and wrote the stories afterwards. Fictitious names were used for places and people. "Etiwan" usually was substituted for "Edisto". As a result, the stories are not true "oral histories" as the term is used today. Despite their shortcomings as recorded history, these stories offer glimpses into what life was like on Edisto Island from 1860 to 1940.
Book Synopsis Edisto Island, 1663 to 1860 by : Charles Spencer
Download or read book Edisto Island, 1663 to 1860 written by Charles Spencer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-03-14 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wild Eden to Cotton Aristocracy is an impeccably researched and superbly written must-read for all whose hearts call Edisto home. Beautiful Edisto Island has not always been a vacationers' haven in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Before European settlement, it was home to the Edisto Indians, who had seasonal fishing camps in the area, and a wide variety of wildlife. By the beginning of the Civil War, the wealthy planters had largely abandoned the area. What happened between those two periods is a must-read for fans of coastal South Carolina. Author Charles Spencer chronicles Edisto's history, from the early days when English and Scottish planters and their African slaves settled the lush island paradise and established plantations that flourished until the Civil War.
Book Synopsis Edisto Island, 1861 to 2006 by : Charles Sackett Spencer
Download or read book Edisto Island, 1861 to 2006 written by Charles Sackett Spencer and published by Definitive History. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title from Charles Spencer recounts the history of Edisto Island from the Civil War to present day. The Civil War hit Edisto Island hard. Between the mandated evacuation, Union occupation and the eventual emancipation of the slaves, the cotton plantation economy that had sustained the island fell to ruin. But this phoenix was to rise from the ashes of war to become one of the premier destinations for fun and sun on the South Carolina coast. Charles Spencer, in his second volume of Edisto history, recounts the events of the Civil War, the struggles of Reconstruction, the effects 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.
Book Synopsis Edisto Island, 1663 to 1860 by : Charles Sackett Spencer
Download or read book Edisto Island, 1663 to 1860 written by Charles Sackett Spencer and published by Definitive History. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wild Eden to Cotton Aristocracy is an impeccably researched and superbly written must-read for all whose hearts call Edisto home. Beautiful Edisto Island has not always been a vacationers' haven in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Before European settlement, it was home to the Edisto Indians, who had seasonal fishing camps in the area, and a wide variety of wildlife. By the beginning of the Civil War, the wealthy planters had largely abandoned the area. What happened between those two periods is a must-read for fans of coastal South Carolina. Author Charles Spencer chronicles Edisto's history, from the early days when English and Scottish planters and their African slaves settled the lush island paradise and established plantations that flourished until the Civil War.
Book Synopsis Documents on Edisto Island History by : Charles Sackett Spencer
Download or read book Documents on Edisto Island History written by Charles Sackett Spencer and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
