Lowcountry at high tide : a history of flooding, drainage, and reclamation in Charleston, South Carolina / Christina Rae Butler.
| Author/creator | Butler, Christina R. author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2020] |
| Description | 1 online resource (x, 276 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Colonial Charlestown -- The federal era and the incorporation of Charleston -- Increased activity and antebellum filling -- War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow : 1860 to 1900 -- Early twentieth-century progress -- Between two World Wars -- Modern Charleston emerges : World War II to the 1960s -- Filling activities draw to a close : 1960s to the twenty-first century -- Implications of the past, current issues, and improvement initiatives. |
| Abstract | Illustrated with historical maps, plats, and photographs and organized chronologically and thematically within chapters, Lowcountry at High Tide offers a unique look at how Charleston has kept--and may continue to keep--the ocean at bay. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 13, 2020). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Butler, Christina R. (Christina Rae). Lowcountry at high tide Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2020] 9781643360621 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2019052174 |
| ISBN | 9781643360638 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1643360639 electronic book |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| Stock number | 22573/ctvrxt8gb JSTOR |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |