Centuries of Care in Charleston County
Author | : H. Biemann Othersen (Jr.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : African Americans in medicine |
ISBN | : 9780984309504 |
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Author | : H. Biemann Othersen (Jr.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : African Americans in medicine |
ISBN | : 9780984309504 |
Author | : Christina Rae Butler |
Publisher | : Univ of South Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2020-06-23 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1643360639 |
2020 George C. Rogers Jr. Award Finalist, best book of South Carolina history A study of Charleston's topographic evolution, its history of flooding, and efforts to keep residents dry and safe The signs are there: our coastal cities are increasingly susceptible to flooding as the climate changes. Charleston, South Carolina, is no exception, and is one of the American cities most vulnerable to rising sea levels. Lowcountry at High Tide is the first book to deal with the topographic evolution of Charleston, its history of flooding from the seventeenth century to the present, and the efforts made to keep its populace high and dry, as well as safe and healthy. For centuries residents have made many attempts, both public and private, to manipulate the landscape of the low-lying peninsula on which Charleston sits, surrounded by wetlands, to maximize drainage, and thus buildable land and to facilitate sanitation. Christina Butler uses three hundred years of archival records to show not only the alterations to the landscape past and present, but also the impact those efforts have had on the residents at various socio-economic levels throughout its history. Wide-ranging and thorough, Lowcountry at High Tide goes beyond the documentation of reclamation and filling and offers a look into the life and the history of Charleston and how its people have been affected by its unique environment, as well as examining the responses of the city over time to the needs of the populace. Butler considers interdisciplinary topics from engineering to public health, infrastructure to class struggle, and urban planning to civic responsibility in a study that is not only invaluable to the people of Charleston, but for any coastal city grappling with environmental change. Illustrated with historical maps, plats, and photographs and organized chronologically and thematically within chapters, Lowcountry at High Tide offers a unique look at how Charleston has kept—and may continue to keep—the ocean at bay.
Author | : Charleston County (S.C.). Department of Health |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1946 |
Genre | : Public health |
ISBN | : |
Author | : College of Charleston. Center for Metropolitan Affairs and Public Policy |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Health facilities |
ISBN | : |
Author | : N. Steven Steinert |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 46 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Medical care |
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Author | : Walter J. Fraser, Jr. |
Publisher | : Univ of South Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 561 |
Release | : 2022-03-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1643363344 |
Often called the most "Southern" of Southern cities, Charleston was one of the earliest urban centers in North America. It quickly became a boisterous, brawling sea city trading with distant ports, and later a capital of the Lowcountry plantations, a Southern cultural oasis, and a summer home for planters. In this city, the Civil War began. And now, in the twentieth century, its metropolitan area has evolved into a microcosm of "the military-industrial complex." This book records Charleston's development from 1670 and ends with an afterword on the effects of Hurricane Hugo in 1989, drawing with special care on information from every facet of the city's life—its people and institutions; its art and architecture; its recreational, social and intellectual life; its politics and city government. The most complete social, political, and cultural history of Charleston, this book is a treasure chest for historians and for anyone interested in delving into this lovely city, layer by layer.
Author | : Michael Trinkley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 940 |
Release | : 1911 |
Genre | : Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Frederick Converse Beach |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 840 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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