South Carolina's Lowcountry

Known for its unique beauty and complex history, South Carolina's Lowcountry is one of the South's, and the country's, most fascinating regions. A wonderful blend of picturesque coastlines, expansive marshes, mysterious swamps, and verdant landscapes, the Lowcountry has played a vital role in our nation's history, from its importance as a port in colonial times, to its strategic location during the American Revolution, to its most famous landmark, Fort Sumter--the incendiary starting point of the Confederacy's struggle for secession. In this volume, you will explore this region as never before, through a rare collection of stereoscopic images. Also called stereoviews, these twin images were made by an early photographic technique which allowed the viewer to experience a vibrant and intriguing three-dimensional effect. South Carolina's Lowcountry has reproduced one side of each stereoscopic pair in order to facilitate an easier reading and viewing experience, which will allow you to take a visual journey through the defenses of Forts Sumter and Moultrie; to see both Confederate and Union soldiers posing in their camps, by cannon, and upon ironclads; to walk through the rubble of a war-torn Charleston and then observe the dramatic changes of the cityscapes in both the Holy City and Beaufort by the turn of the century; to stroll down a plantation's traditional avenue of live oaks under the peaceful sway of Spanish moss; and to meet a variety of Lowcountry inhabitants at their homes and at work.

Author: Anthony Chibbaro
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 09/02/1999
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.60w x 0.27d
ISBN: 9780738502106

About the Author
Chibbaro, Anthony: - Author and amateur historian Anthony Chibbaro has collected a wide array of stereoviews for South Carolina s Lowcountry, capturing the area s natural beauty and extraordinary charm, in both its architecture and its people. These images, matched with the book s informative captions, create an incredible reading experience, one which will surely be a treasure to those who have grown up in the Lowcountry and to its many visitors who come to experience this special Southern place.