Charleston: The Place and The People (1929) Mrs. St. Julien Ravenel Cloth Good

The Macmillan Company, 1929. Cloth bound hardcover of Charleston: The Place and The People by Mrs. St. Julien Ravenel.

Mrs. St. Julien Ravenel not only tells the history of Charleston's earliest days and the move from Old Towne, but brings life to the personalities of many of the lord proprietors and even the bold captain, Robert Sanford, who landed in Port Royal and "took sezin by turffe and twiggs" in the name of the King and realm of England. Some of the topics covered in the book are the history of the ill-fated Scotch colony, naturalization of the Huguenots; church acts; the conquest of pirates; the controversy between the King and the Lords; establishment of the State Government; the siege and fall following the Prevost's raid; capture, deliverance and restoration during Revolutionary times; the visits of Washington and Lafayette and structure of society. The final chapters deal with the War of 1812; the social topics during the Mexican War and Confederate Charleston.

Good condition. Material to top of spine slightly pulled out. Isolated stain to the page block top right corner. Solid book with shelf wear.