The Lumber Boom of Coastal South Carolina: Nineteenth-Century Shipbuilding and the Devastation of Lowcountry Virgin Forests

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The virgin forests of longleaf pine, bald cypress and oak that covered much of the South Carolina Lowcountry presented seemingly limitless opportunity for lumbe

Hurricane Jim Crow

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On an August night in 1893, the deadliest hurricane in South Carolina history struck the Lowcountry, killing thousands—almost all African American. But the de

Fifty Five Years at Sea

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Fifty Five Years at Sea is the story of the author's great-great-grandfather, Captain William Sewall Nickels ((1836-1920). For fifty-five years, he had no fixed

A Brief History of Forestry in Europe

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The Historical Archaeology of Virginia from Initial Settlement to the Present

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The book includes six chapters that cover Virginia history from initial settlement through the 20th century plus one that deals with the important role of under