Originally published in 1992, South Carolina in the Modern Age was
the first history of contemporary South Carolina to appear in more
than a quarter century and helped establish the reputation of the
Palmetto State's premier historian, Walter Edgar, who had not yet
begun the two landmark volumes-South Carolina: A History and The
South Carolina Encyclopedia-that also bear his name. Available once
again, this illustrated volume chronicles transformational events
in South Carolina as the state emerged from the devastation that
followed the Civil War and progressed through the challenges of the
twentieth century. After the Civil War, South Carolina virtually
disappeared from the national consciousness and became a historical
backwater. But as the nation began to look to the twentieth
century, South Carolina stirred once again. It took a world war,
the U.S. Supreme Court, and strong-willed leadership to place South
Carolina once more within the American mainstream. Edgar has
divided this text into four essays, each covering a quarter century
of South Carolina history. Each essay has a particular focus: South
Carolina's hectic political scene (1891-1916); a period of economic
stagnation during which the myths of the state's glorious past were
honed and polished (1916-41); the impetus that World War II gave to
economic development (1941-66); and social changes wrought by
urbanization, industrial development, and desegregation (1966-91).
South Carolina in the Modern Age also includes a chronology of
state history and a list of suggested readings. More than seventy
illustrations, many previously unpublished, add a visual dimension
to the story.
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