South Carolina Historical Magazine back issues from January 2006:
"THE PROBLEM OF SOUTH CAROLINA" REEXAMINED: A REVIEW ESSAY
Jan 01, 2006; ... SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF HISTORIANS HAVE GRAPPLED with what James M. Banner dubbed "The Problem of South Carolina." "No other southern state," Banner noted some thirty years ago, "appeared quite so dedicated to the preservation of slavery and its distinctive way of life. None responded so ...
THE LOCAL ORIGINS OF ALLEGIANCE IN REVOLUTIONARY SOUTH CAROLINA: THE WAXHAWS AS A CASE STUDY
Jan 01, 2006; ... SINCE THE END OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, HISTORIANS have sought to explain why some Americans remained loyal to the British Crown while others joined the independence movement. This tendency is nowhere more evident than in South Carolina, which was second only to New York in the absolute number ...
Stono: Documenting and Interpreting a Southern Slave Revolt
Jan 01, 2006; ... Stono: Documenting and Interpreting a Southern Slave Revolt. Edited by Mark M. Smith. (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2005. Pp. xvii, 128; $39.95, cloth; $14.95, paper.) History professors have long known that an effective way to promote a thoughtful and animated ...
Slave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-1865
Jan 01, 2006; ... Slave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-1865. By Harlan Greene and Harry S. Hutchins, Jr. (Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, 2004. Pp. vi, 194; $35, cloth.) Throughout history masters have wrestled with the problem of how best to control and ...
Bathed in Blood: Hunting and Mastery in the Old South
Jan 01, 2006; ... Bathed in Blood: Hunting and Mastery in the Old South. By Nicolas W. Proctor. (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2002. Pp. xii, 220; $45, cloth; $16.50, paper.) It has long been understood that hunting is more than just sport or recreation in the South. The hunting tradition ...
Forgotten Founder: The Life and Times of Charles Pinckney
Jan 01, 2006; ... Forgotten Founder: The Life and Times of Charles Pinckney. By Marty D. Matthews. (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2004. Pp. xix, 186; $29.95, cloth.) In Forgotten Founder, Marty D. Matthews provides an interesting and well-written account of Charles Pinckney III, scion of ...
The Ongoing Civil War: New Versions of Old Stories
Jan 01, 2006; ... The Ongoing Civil War: New Versions of Old Stories. Edited by Herman Hattaway and Ethan S. Rafuse. (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2004. Pp. 164; $32.50, cloth.) The American Civil War continues to be one of the most popular historical subjects for scholars and laypersons alike ....
All According to God's Plan: Southern Baptist Missions and Race, 1945-1970
Jan 01, 2006; ... All According to God's Plan: Southern Baptist Missions and Race, 1945-1970. By Alan Scot Willis. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2005. Pp. xiv, 260; $45, cloth.) The Southern Baptist denomination was born in reaction to the antislavery crusade, which split Baptists into ...
Southern Struggles: The Southern Labor Movement and the Civil Rights Struggle
Jan 01, 2006; ... Southern Struggles: The Southern Labor Movement and the Civil Rights Struggle. By John A. Salmond. (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2004. Pp. xiv, 179; $55, cloth; $24.95, paper.) In Southern Struggles, historian John Salmond attempts to illustrate the continuities and ...
The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, Volume Five: July 10, 1812-February 7, 1813
Jan 01, 2006; ... The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, Volume Five: July 10, 1812-February 7, 1813. Edited by J. C. A. Stagg, Martha J. King, Ellen J. Barber, Anne Mandeville Colony, Angela Kreider, and Jewel L. Spangler. (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2004. Pp. xxv, 718; $70, ...
The Other War of 1812: The Patriot War and the American Invasion of Spanish East Florida
Jan 01, 2006; ... The Other War of 1812: Patriot War and the American Invasion of Spanish East Florida. By James G. Cusick. (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2003. Pp. xvi, 400; $55, cloth.) The Patriot War of 1812-1814 rarely receives attention in textbooks or other accounts of American history ...
Rough Justice: Lynching and American Society, 1874-1947
Jan 01, 2006; ... Rough Justice: Lynching and American Society, 1874-1947. By Michael J. Pfeifer. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2004. Pp. x, 245; $35, cloth.) Michael J. Pfeifer's meticulously researched comparative study of lynching complicates our understanding of these shameful acts ...
One Nation under Law: America's Early National Struggles to Separate Church and State
Jan 01, 2006; ... One Nation under Law: America's Early National Struggles to Separate Church and State. By Mark Douglas McGarvie. (DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press, 2004. Pp. xi, 256; $38, cloth.) Evangelist Pat Robertson once stated that "there is no separation of church and state in the ...
London: Metropolis of the Slave Trade
Jan 01, 2006; ... London: Metropolis of the Slave Trade. By James A. Rawley. (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2003. Pp. xvii, 192; $44.95, cloth.) James A. Rawley is perhaps best known for his many books on the politics leading up to and during the American Civil War, as well as an important book ...
MEMORIALS
Jan 01, 2006; ... In Memory Of: Henry E. Avent Hon. Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. Saress Ellerbe Gregg Theodore B. Guerard John Story Jenks IV Mr. & Mrs. W. Loring Lee, Jr. Hon. James B. Moore, Sr. Dr. Howard H. Poston, Jr. Wyatt Browning ...
SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL SOCIETY RECENTLY PROCESSED MANUSCRIPTS
Jan 01, 2006; ... The following manuscript collections are now available for research by Historical Society patrons. The society welcomes gifts of manuscript collections and publications relating to South Carolina. Such gifts can be designated charitable contributions and are eligible for income-tax ...