Legendary Locals of Charleston

by Mary Preston Foster

Charleston was founded in 1670 by people recruited in the coffeehouses and pubs of London. They were a diverse and interesting group that created a vibrant, sophisticated city in the wilderness. This book tells the stories of people in each era of the city's history. There is a second-grade class photograph that contains a mayor, an admiral, and the grandfather of a senator; Christopher Gadsden, who is buried in an unmarked grave because he feared...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467100552
• ISBN13: 9781467100557
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"