{"product_id":"remembering-columbia-south-carolina-miles-richards-9781596291126","title":"Remembering Columbia, South Carolina:: Capital City Chronicles","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eColumbia'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRemembering 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miles Richards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1596291125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596291126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.28w x 0.44d","brand":"Miles Richards","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985269981439,"sku":"9781596291126","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4492fc24-258c-420e-9bc4-6aa5b92b1690.jpg?v=1683276564","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/remembering-columbia-south-carolina-miles-richards-9781596291126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}