ABOUT THE BOOK

South Carolina's Civil War: A Narrative History applies a narrative approach to scrutinizing the Civil War era, particularly focusing upon colorful personalities that impact South Carolina's and America's history such as Francis W. Pickens, Lucy Holcombe Pickens, Wade Hampton, Roger Smalls, and Robert Barnwell Rhett. Exploring South Carolina as the state where the war began - a state where the white leadership chose to defy the Union rather than release their grip on slavery - South Carolina's Civil War is as gripping and involving as it is acute in its attention to detail. An excellent contribution to school, library, and personal history shelves.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

			W. Scott Poole, (Cultural History, American Religion, South Carolina History) Scott Poole holds an M.T.S. from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in American history from University of Mississippi. His most recent book, co-edited with Jack Bass, is The Palmetto State: The Making of Modern South Carolina ,USC Press, 2009.

He has written several previous books including a study of the Lost Cause movement entitled Never Surrender: Confederate Memory and Conservatism in the South Carolina Upcountry ,UGA Press 2004. Never Surrender won the George C. Rogers award for Best Book in South Carolina History, 2004. Poole is also the author of South Carolina's Civil War ,Mercer, 2005 and the co-editor of a collection of essays with Edward J. Blum entitled Vale of Tears: New Essays in Religion and Reconstruction, Mercer 2005.