Book #54147

Outbound: The Curious Secession of Latter-Day Charleston - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Charlie Geer

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: Montgomery, AL: River City Publishing, 2005.
ISBN: 1579660622

Price: $50.00

A Fine first printing of the first edition housed in an equally Fine dust-jacket. Copy is sigend by author Charlie Geer on the title page.

Charleston, SC, has always been a city on the move. The first Europeans to set foot in the Lowcountry in the late 1670s found it occupied by the Yamasee, a powerful Native American tribe. The colonists pushed the Yamasee out of Charleston and soon began to build their plantations. In the 18th century, Charleston was a thriving port, and its rich soil and warm climate made it a desirable place to live. As the city grew, it began to diverge from the rest of the South. The wealthy merchants and plantation owners of Charleston were Protestant, while the majority of the population was Catholic. Charlestonians looked to Europe for their political and economic models, and Charlestonians in the military often fought in Europe against the British. In 1803, Charleston became the first city in the United States to be renamed in honor of a president, being renamed Charleston after James K. Polk. In 1822, the state of South Carolina seceded from the; 8vo; 278 pages; MR.