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Hidden History of Aiken County

Hidden History of Aiken County - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Tom MackPublish date:2012-10-23Pages:130
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540207296ISBN-10:1540207293UPC:9781540207296Book Category:History, Photography, TravelBook Subcategory:United States, Subjects & Themes, PictorialsBook Topic:State & Local, RegionalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.7606Product ID:SCMZFV544R

Hidden History of Aiken County

Situated between the mountains and the coast, Aiken County attracted ailing members of the southern planter class once the railroad from Charleston to Hamburg was completed in 1833. After the Civil War, grand hotels and sporting activities drew wealthy northern capitalists south for the winter here. A third era of prosperity came in the 1950s, when the Cold War prompted the construction of a...
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540207296ISBN-10:1540207293UPC:9781540207296Book Category:History, Photography, TravelBook Subcategory:United States, Subjects & Themes, PictorialsBook Topic:State & Local, RegionalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.7606Product ID:SCMZFV544R
Mack, Tom: - Dr. Tom Mack is the chair of the English department at USC-Aiken and has been a professor there for more than 20 years. Since 1990, he has written a weekly column for The Aiken Standard. He has received numerous awards for both his teaching and his service to the community. He is a member of the SC Humanities Council.
Publisher: History Press Library Editions

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