charleston (s.c.)

After her father is called away from their plantation near Charleston, S.C., during the Civil War, twelve-year-old Susanna must lead her brothers on a difficult journey in hopes of being reunited with him.

Generations of the noble Bell family struggle to keep their skeletons in the closet and preserve their position in high society while being buffeted by the turbulence of national tragedy and destruction, from the American Revolution to the Civil War.

A novel set in Charleston during the American Revolution, in which a young dressmaker named Celia Garth becomes a spy for the "swamp fox, " American general Francis Marion, during the British occupation of her city.

The author reflects on his days at a South Carolina military college, recalling his love of basketball and its value to him as a means of self-expression, and shares experiences that shed new light on his novel "The Great Santini.".

Charleston dogwalker Rylee Monroe becomes the target of a thief who has been terrorizing the area where she works, and as reporter Logan Woods investigates the crime spree, he finds himself falling for Rylee, even though his attraction threatens the story he is chasing.

South Carolina high school senior Nat has worked hard to put her trailer-park past behind her, and when she and her boyfriend are crowned Palmetto Prince and Princess everything would be perfect, except that a prank they played a few nights before went horribly awry.

Chronicles the events leading up to the firing of the first shot of the Civil War on April 12, 1861.

In 1805, a thirteen-year-old slave and his friend make a dangerous escape from Charleston, S.C. and stowaway to head north toward freedom.

Provides a brief introduction to the history of Fort Sumter, discussing why it was built and the role it has played in American history.

Relates the sequence of events that led to the shelling of South Carolina's Fort Sumter by Confederate troops in 1861, marking the start of the Civil War.