{"product_id":"recovering-the-piedmont-past-timothy-paul-grady-9781611179224","title":"Recovering the Piedmont Past: Bridging the Centuries in the South Carolina Upcountry, 1877-1941","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn anthology exploring the modernization of the South Carolina upcountry and the region's role in creating the New South\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContinuing the theme of unexplored moments introduced in \u003ci\u003eRecovering the Piedmont Past: Unexplored Moments in Nineteenth-Century Upcountry South Carolina History\u003c\/i\u003e, Timothy P. Grady joins with Andrew H. Myers to edit this second anthology that uncovers the microhistory of this northwest region of the state. Topics include the influence of railroads on traveling circuses, tourist resorts and visits by Booker T. Washington during the rise of Jim Crow, pioneering efforts by progressives to identify the cause of pellagra disease, a debate over populism involving \"Pitchfork Ben\" Tillman, the acculturation of Greek immigrants, and the daily lives of Civilian Conservation Corps workers during the New Deal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter years of being overshadowed by the coastal elite, upcountry South Carolinians began to play a vital role in modernizing the region and making it an integral part of the \"New South.\" In a study of this shift in the balance of power, the contributors examine religious history, the economic boom and bust, popular recreational activities, and major trends that played out in small places. By providing details and nuance that illuminate the historical context of the New South and engaging with the upcountry from fresh angles, this second volume expresses a deep local interest while also speaking to broader political and social issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelissa Walker, the George Dean Johnson, Jr. Professor of History Emerita at Converse College and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eRecovering the Piedmont Past: Unexplored Moments in Nineteenth-Century South Carolina History\u003c\/i\u003e, provides a foreword.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy Paul Grady\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 161117922X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611179224\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 01\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Timothy Paul Grady","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065751384319,"sku":"9781611179224","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57e6740c-7b99-47e0-a5c4-8d933d3357f0.jpg?v=1768677029","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/recovering-the-piedmont-past-timothy-paul-grady-9781611179224","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}