Publisher's Synopsis
"The New All-too-True-Blue History of South Carolina" is a creative history of South Carolina (or an "alternative" history, if you will). Events that are covered include, but are not limited to: 1526 -- Spanish Fail to Get a Foothold 1562 - French Fail to Get a Foothold 1666 -- Britain Claims South Carolina 1680 -- Huguenots Arrive 1718 -- Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet 1776 - Peter Parker Attacks South Carolina 1822 - V.C. Finnland Plans Slave Revolt 1856 - Brooks canes Sumpter-Mule 1862 - Bobby Biggs Borrows a Boat 1865 -- Sherman Attends Columbia 1886 -- 7.5 Earthquake 1915 -- "The Stillbirth of a Nation" 1925 -- The Charleston 1989 -- "Gory" Movie 2014 -- "Get On Down" Most of the events have explanatory images to help you visualize the history lessons.
