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Books by SC Authors and Books about South Carolina
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Literary Resources for Authors and Book Lovers in SC
- Caught in the Creative Act - Columbia - lecture series where prominent authors discuss their writing - free and open to the public
- Charlestonpoets.com - site features short bios of poets in the area and lists upcoming open mic nights
- Columbia Writers Alliance - provides an encouraging atmosphere for aspiring writers and a forum for constructive criticism
- Hub City Writers Project - Spartanburg - publishes place-based books and sponsors readings, writing seminars, and contests
- Literary South Carolina - book detailing three centuries of literary achievement in South Carolina
- Lowcountry Initiative for the Literary Arts
- Poetry Society of South Carolina - seminars, writers groups, poetry contests, and monthly readings
- South Carolina Arts Commission Literary Arts Program - info on writing contests, grant opportunities, e-bulletin with upcoming events
- South Carolina Book Festival - annual festival held in Columbia
- South Carolina Center for the Book - celebrates SC's literary heritage and brings attention to the importance of books, writers, and reading
- South Carolina Fiction Project - annual writing competition for SC residents
- South Carolina Humanities Council
- South Carolina Literary Map | USC article on Literary Map
- South Carolina Poetry Archives - Furman University
- South Carolina Poetry Initiative
- South Carolina Writer's Workshop - shares ways to improve your writing, network with others, and gain practical "how-to" publishing info
- Wit's End Poetry - Upstate group sponsors poetry events and an Upstate Slam Team
- Writers Net - a place for amateur writers to showcase their work and exchange ideas with other writers in their state
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Books by SC Authors and Books about South Carolina
 Books for Children and Young Adults
Francis Marion and the Legend of the Swamp Fox - 864-654-4503
Warbranch Press proudly announces the publication of Francis Marion and the Legend of the Swamp Fox! The new book boasts 60 pages of South Carolina Revolutionary War history as we explore the life of Francis Marion and the tremendous impact he had on the course of that war. A CD-ROM teacher's guide, autographed posters, and bookmarks are also available.
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Palmetto: Symbol of Courage - 864-654-4503
Find out how a tree helped win a battle in the Revolutionary War and why it appears on the state flag. The SC Department of Education has endorsed Palmetto: Symbol of Courage as a resource book for teaching SC History in 3rd Grade Social Studies.
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Amelia Bedelia
It's Amelia Bedelia's first day as the housekeeper for Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, and she is given a list of chores to do while they are out. There's no question that Amelia Bedelia follows instructions very well – unfortunately, she is the kind of person that takes everything literally. Sure, she changes the bathroom towels, dusts the furniture, and draws the drapes, but it's not what Mr. and Mrs. Rogers have in mind. This is the first in a beloved children's series by Peggy Parish, from Manning.
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How I Became a Pirate
When Braid Beard's pirate crew invites Jeremy Jacob to join their voyage, he jumps right on board. Buried treasure, sea chanteys, pirate talk – who wouldn't go along? Soon Jeremy Jacob knows all about being a pirate. He throws his food across the table and his manners to the wind. He hollers like thunder and laughs off bedtime. It's the heave-ho, blow-the-man-down, very best time of his life. Until he finds out what pirates don't do – no reading bedtime stories, no tucking kids in ... Maybe being a pirate isn't so great after all. Author Melinda Long lives in Greenville.
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Net Numbers: A South Carolina Number Book
Learn about everything from Frogmore Stew and Clemson Blue Cheese, to Four Holes Swamp and Catawba Pottery. Whether spotted salamanders, 1000-year-old trees or sandy beaches, there is plenty in South Carolina to discover by the numbers.
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P Is For Palmetto: A South Carolina Alphabet
The spirit of South Carolina – it's people, places, and landmarks – have been beautifully captured in this book, with illustrations by renowned artist Mary Whyte. Whyte has earned national recognition as both artist and illustrator; she has a gallery in Charleston. Author and national education consultant Carol Crane brings together the history, geography, and wildlife of South Carolina with entertaining poems and fascinating facts.
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Turtle Tracks
Turtle Tracks follows one family's annual visit to a Southeastern beach where a young girl learns first hand about loggerhead sea turtles.
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Books on South Carolina History
South Carolina: A History
In the first comprehensive history of South Carolina published in nearly 50 years, Walter Edgar presents a sweeping chronicle of a state with an illustrious, sometimes infamous, past. He describes in very human terms 475 years of recorded history in the Palmetto State, including the experiences of all South Carolinians – those with roots in Africa and Europe as well as Native Americans; male and female; rich and poor.
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South Carolina and The American Revolution: A Battlefield History
An estimated one-third of all battles in the American Revolution were fought in South Carolina – more than in any of the other original 13 states. Author John W. Gordon illustrates how these encounters, fought between 1775 and 1783, were critical to winning the struggle that secured America's independence from Great Britain.
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The South Carolina Encyclopedia
An authoritative, entertaining compilation of essays on a broad array of topics ranging from war and politics to arts and recreation, from agriculture and industry to popular culture and ethnicity. Famous figures and infamous characters, historic events and tragic moments, celebrated creatures and provocative lore, staple crops and new industries, the encyclopedia catalogs all of this and much more.
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Textile Town
Over the course of nearly two centuries more than 100,000 people labored in the red brick cotton mills and modern textile factories in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Textile Town is their story. One part historical narrative, one part scrapbook, one part encyclopedia, this illustrated volume presents the voices of scholars and blue-collar workers side by side in an exploration of this complex and compelling saga.
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Novels and Other Fiction by South Carolinians
Clover
Clover is a 10-year old black girl from a small town in South Carolina, whose life changes forever when her father dies and she is forced to forge a new relationship with the white stepmother she hardly knows. A beautiful, trenchant story of family lost and found, Clover is a unique and heartfelt reading experience for all ages. Dori Sanders, who lives in York County, received the Lillian Smith Book Award for this novel.
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I Am America (And So Can You!)
One of South Carolina's funniest natives brings his "truthiness" to the printed page. From Stephen Colbert, the host of television's highest-rated punditry show The Colbert Report, comes the book to fill the other 23½ hours of your day. I Am America (And So Can You!) contains all of the opinions that Stephen doesn't have time to shoehorn into his nightly broadcast.
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One Foot in Eden: A Novel
Will Alexander is the sheriff in a small town in Southern Appalachia, and he knows that the local thug Holland Winchester has been murdered. The only thing is the sheriff can find neither the body nor someone to attest to the killing. One Foot in Eden was the winner of the 2002 Novello Literary Award, and also brought Rash a Pulitzer Prize nomination.
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The Water is Wide
For the handful of families on Yamacraw island, America is a world away. For years the people here lived proudly from the sea, but now its waters are not safe. Waste from industry threatens their very existence – unless, somehow, they can learn a new life. But they will learn nothing without someone to teach them, and their school has no teacher.
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South Carolina Photographs, Nature, and Outdoor Life
Edisto River Companion
If traveling back roads and spending days on a meandering blackwater river is your idea of fun, then the Edisto River Companion is for you. This easy-to-use guide is part travel book, part South Carolina history, as well as a convenient guide for discovering the Edisto River. Filled with maps and suggestions for places to stop, the Edisto River Companion is the most comprehensive guide to one of the best of South Carolina's rivers.
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Backroads of South Carolina: Your Guide to South Carolina's Most Scenic Backroad Adventures
In Backroads of South Carolina, authors Paul M. Franklin and Nancy Mikula lead you on a journey that showcases all of the Palmetto State's charm. You'll follow quiet country byways that lead to timeless historic towns and scores of little-known attractions, like the world's smallest police station, the lovely cliff-top chapel of Pretty Place, and the magnificent sun-dappled cypress swamps of Francis Beidler Forest. Twenty-four driving tours are offered - complete with detailed route directions and maps.
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Birds of the Carolinas Field Guide and Audio CD Set
The two best tools for enjoying birds in the Carolinas in one great, field-friendly package! This leatherbound set includes 255 full-page color photographs, with full-page descriptions on the opposite page. Maps show what time of year the birds are here, and their range. The track number at the bottom of each page in the Field Guide directs you to the correct CD track to hear the bird's songs and
calls.
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The Carolinas Gardener's Guide
Expand your gardening knowledge from season to season. The Carolinas Gardener's Guide provides information on plant characteristics, habits, and basic requirements for growth. Includes care and growing tips, full color photographs, and companion planting and design suggestions for a beautiful Carolina garden.
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Reflections of South Carolina
Truly a book that will captivate newcomers and renew the appreciation of longtime residents, this breathtaking photographic exploration showcases the fullness of the state's regional diversity, natural beauty, and human creativity. Two hundred color photographs record South Carolina's people and places, architecture and terrain, flora and fauna, past and progress.
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