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Charleston's Historic Cemeteries, South Carolina, Images of America, Paperback

While they were able to secure more protection for the residents and improve trade, health conditions rapidly declined.

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Condition	Brand New
Brand	Unbranded
MPN	9781467110235
ISBN	9781467110235
Book Title	Charleston's Historic Cemeteries
Book Series	Images of America Ser.
Publisher	Arcadia Publishing
Item Length	9.2 in
Publication Year	2013
Format	Trade Paperback
Language	English
Illustrator	Yes
Item Height	0.3 in
Author	Not Available
Genre	Travel, Social Science, Photography, History
Topic	Subjects & Themes / Historical, Sociology / General, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, SC, VA, WV), Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Customs & Traditions
Item Weight	0.7 Oz
Item Width	6.5 in
Number of Pages	128 Pages

Life in colonial Charles Towne was dangerous--epidemic diseases, primitive medical practices, and a harsh environment led to the early demise of rich and poor alike.When Charleston's founders moved their settlement across the Ashley River to the peninsula in 1680, they hoped for protection from pirate and Native American attacks, as well as increased trade and healthier living conditions. While they were able to secure more protection for the residents and improve trade, health conditions rapidly declined. The graveyards and public burial grounds quickly filled, and today, Charleston's historic cemeteries are almost as common a sight downtown as the churches that define the city. These tree-shrouded glades invite tourists and residents to explore the resting places of Charleston's most illustrious and interesting personalities.Charleston's Historic Cemeteriesoffers a guided pictorial tour of the elaborate gravestones and elegant inscriptions dedicated to Charleston's famous and infamous alike, including William Rhett and the pirate Stede Bonnet, Rhett's adversary. With dozens of illustrated stories about the transformation of funerals, tombstones, and mourning customs in America over the past 300 years, this collection details how Charleston became the home of a historically unique, city-wide gallery of mortuary sculpture.