The Island Then and Now

By Stanley Reahard

Take a glorious barrier island off the coast of Charleston South Carolina, add three rambunctious children, Lady (the best beach dog ever), a couple of adventurous parents, a crabbing fool for a grandmother, a mysterious hermit and you have the makings of some rollicking beach yarns. Join the Smith children as they hunt sand crabs by moonlight, crab the saltwater creeks and comb the island in search of nesting sea turtles. Their adventures take us back to a simpler life before television and ipads, when children were free to roam and get into mischief, when family suppers lasted long into the night and parents read to their children of an evening. Stanley Smith Reahard captures the flavor of the Island in years gone by and contrasts that with today's island, the hustle, the bustle, the mega mansions, the endless stream of visitors to the Wild Dunes Resort on the end of the Island where lovers used to skinny dip and herds of wild goats used to roam. It was a simpler time but it was a fine time to dig your toes in the sand, chase seagulls down the beach, dive beneath the cool Atlantic waters and fall asleep in a hammock rocked by gentle ocean breezes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1517164834
• ISBN13: 9781517164836
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.6" x 5.5"