Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Hoffius, Stephen G.

Description

1. 1 online resource (xiv, 340 p., [24] p. of plates) : ill., maps.

Uniform title

1. Upheaval in Charleston (Online)

Alternative title

1. Upheaval in Charleston (Online)

Subject

1. Dawson, Francis Warrington, 1840-1889
2. Charleston Earthquake, S.C., 1886 > Social aspects
3. African Americans > Segregation > History > South Carolina > Charleston > 19th century
4. Charleston (S.C.) > History > 19th century
5. Charleston (S.C.) > Race relations > History > 19th century
6. Charleston (S.C.) > Social conditions > 19th century
7. Murder > South Carolina > Charleston

Contents

1. Preface : living with disaster -- The great shock -- Seeds of destruction -- "The earthquake is upon us!" -- A world turned upside down -- The earthquake hunters -- Aftershocks -- An angry God -- Labor Day -- "Bury the dead and feed the living" -- The comforts of science -- Relief -- Waiting for the apocalypse -- Rising from the ruins -- The old joy of combat -- Wrapped in the stars and stripes -- Fault lines -- Standing over a volcano -- Killing Captain Dawson -- The trial -- Epilogue : rebuilding the walls.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Williams, Susan Millar.

Title

1. Upheaval in Charleston [electronic resource] : earthquake and murder on the eve of Jim Crow / Susan Millar Williams, Stephen G. Hoffius.

Imprint

1. Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2011.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

Added author

1. Hoffius, Stephen G.

LCCN

1. 2010045462