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A City Laid Waste - The Capture, Sack, and Destruction of the City of Columbia (Paperback) Loot Price: R805
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A City Laid Waste - The Capture, Sack, and Destruction of the City of Columbia (Paperback): William Gilmore Simms

A City Laid Waste - The Capture, Sack, and Destruction of the City of Columbia (Paperback)

William Gilmore Simms; Edited by David Aiken

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In the first reissue of these documents since 1865, A City Laid Waste captures in riveting detail the destruction of South Carolina's capital city. William Gilmore Simms (1806-1870), a native South Carolinian and one of the nation's foremost men of letters, was in Columbia and witnessed firsthand the city's capture and destruction. A renowned novelist and poet, who was also an experienced journalist and historian, Simms deftly recorded the events of February 1865 in a series of eyewitness accounts published in the first ten issues of the Columbia Phoenix and reprinted here. His record of burned buildings constitutes the most authoritative information available on the extent of the damage.

Simms historian David Aiken provides a historical and literary context for Simms's reportage. In his introduction Aiken clarifies the significance of Simms's articles and draws attention to factors most important for understanding the occupation's impact on the city of Columbia.

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Imprint: University of South Carolina Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: February 2011
First published: 2011
Authors: William Gilmore Simms
Editors: David Aiken
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 978-1-61117-003-0
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of other lands
Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Civil war
Books > History > American history > 1800 to 1900
Books > History > History of other lands
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
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LSN: 1-61117-003-6
Barcode: 9781611170030

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