Free Downloads Confederate Charleston: An Illustrated History Of The City And The People During The Civil War
The Cradle of Secession's illustrious Civil War experience.
Hardcover: 181 pages
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press; First edition (October 1, 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 087249991X
ISBN-13: 978-0872499911
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 0.9 x 10.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #557,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #24 in Books > Travel > United States > South Carolina > Charleston #121 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography & Video > Architectural > Cities #271 in Books > History > Americas > United States > Civil War > Confederacy
As an avid fan of the Civil War, Charleston in particular, I've read about 40-50 books and I thought I'd read everything I could. I was wrong. This book alone has so many facts that I had never read and pictures I'd never seen. The author really went into detail about the city that I haven't found in any other book.
A wonderful book with pictures you will not find elsewhere. Thoroughly enjoyable before and after our trip to Charleston. A great way to prepare, for the Civil War enthusiast who will travel to this, 'time capsule,' city.
Mr. Rosen, who passes himself off as a native Charlestonian (after a mere three generations) should stick to practicing law. The book is attractive enough, almost indistinguishable from the Time-Life books that could be its template. It is, unfortunately a politically correct, polemical treatise on Charleston as the cradle of slavery. In lawyerly fashion, facts are cherry-picked, amplified or ignored to drive home the point. Nullification is predictably underplayed. Is this another indoctrinated Southerner who feels he must 'dance naked before his sins' in order the tell his story or does he really believe this stuff? I'm keeping it for the illustrations, otherwise it would be the first book I have ever returned. What a terrible disappointment. I have been to this great city many times, and my own family spilled blood in her defense at Battery Wagner in 1863. The story of Confederate Charleston deserves a far better story-teller than this!
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