{"product_id":"a-city-laid-waste-william-gilmore-simms-9781611170030","title":"A City Laid Waste: The Capture, Sack, and Destruction of the City of Columbia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dramatic eyewitness account of a city under siege during the Civil War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the first reissue of these documents since 1865, \u003ci\u003eA City Laid Waste\u003c\/i\u003e captures in riveting detail the destruction of South Carolina's capital city. William Gilmore Simms (1806-1870), a native South Carolinian and one of the nation's foremost men of letters, was in Columbia and witnessed firsthand the city's capture and destruction. A renowned novelist and poet, who was also an experienced journalist and historian, Simms deftly recorded the events of February 1865 in a series of eyewitness accounts published in the first ten issues of the \u003ci\u003eColumbia Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e and reprinted here. His record of burned buildings constitutes the most authoritative information available on the extent of the damage. Simms historian David Aiken provides a historical and literary context for Simms's reportage. In his introduction Aiken clarifies the significance of Simms's articles and draws attention to factors most important for understanding the occupation's impact on the city of Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Gilmore Simms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611170036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611170030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"William Gilmore Simms","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052552614143,"sku":"9781611170030","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8834f249-0ccb-4a78-9e0a-a9c744850530.jpg?v=1685019462","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-city-laid-waste-william-gilmore-simms-9781611170030","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}