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Describe your latest work. When I started working on Plant-Thinking in 2008, I had no idea that the project would turn out to be as broad as it did.... Continue »
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    Plant-Thinking: A Philosophy of Vegetal Life

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Myths and Mysteries of South Carolina: True Stories of the Unsolved and Unexplained (Mysteries and Legends)

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Thirteen Mind-Boggling Tales from the Palmetto State
 
In South Carolina, golden mysteries abound In the 1540s, a young Native American boy told Ferdinand de Soto where to find a secret source, but the Spaniards never found it. Do some of the Southeasts most valuable gold deposits still await discovery? And is Confederate gold still buried or hidden in the state?
 
South Carolina airspace was the proving ground for a daring young aviator, Paul Redfern. In 1927, months after Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Redfern pioneered the first route to South America, then disappeared forever—into the sea or the jungle?
 
On what beaches did marsh tackies first leave hoofprints? How did these horses from a noble Spanish equestrian bloodline end up here? Were they jettisoned from ships by conquistadors, or were they brought over a century later by settlers?
 
From the pioneering submarine Hunley and its secrets to the atomic bomb that fell on a farm in Mars Bluff in 1958, Myths and Mysteries of South Carolina makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the states most fascinating and compelling stories. 

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Part of our new and growing Mysteries and Legends series, Mysteries and Legends of South Carolina explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in South Carolina's history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in South Carolina history.

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About the Author

Rachel Haynie has written about international and domestic travel as well as people, places, homes and art in South Carolina for three decades. Her feature and news articles have appeared in national, regional and statewide magazines.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780762759941
Author:
Haynie, Rachel
Publisher:
Globe Pequot Press
Subject:
General
Subject:
United States - State & Local - South
Subject:
United States - State & Local - General
Subject:
General Reference
Subject:
Mythology-Folklore and Storytelling
Subject:
United States - General
Edition Description:
First
Series:
Myths and Mysteries Series
Publication Date:
20101231
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
12-15 bandw photos and 1 overview map
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
9 x 6 in
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Part of our new and growing Mysteries and Legends series, Mysteries and Legends of South Carolina explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in South Carolina's history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in South Carolina history.
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