Remembering Columbia, South Carolina:: Capital City Chronicles (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781596291126)

Columbia, South Carolina--the capital of the Palmetto State for more than 200 years--has earned a well-deserved reputation as a history-rich Southern city. Columbia has been the site of a vast array of momentous events, and those well-documented episodes in the city's past have solidified its important historical role in the state, the South, and the country.

Columbia's vibrant past, however, features much more than these well-documented events. The city's history is brimming with a fascinating cast of characters whose various exploits have helped to shape and enrich the colorful story of Columbia.

Remembering Columbia, South Carolina: Capital City Chronicles, by Columbia resident and history professor Miles Richards, is a collection of historical vignettes that reveals the intriguing--but lesser known--characters and events in the city's twentieth-century history. From South Carolina Penitentiary escapees who rode a stinking trash heap to their freedom, to a pair of amorous bootleggers, to a raucous crowd gathered to greet Rudy Vallee at the train station on Gervais Street, this collection will delight Capital City residents and visitors alike.

Author: Miles Richards
ISBN-10: 1596291125
ISBN-13: 9781596291126
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2006
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.28w x 0.44d