
Carolina’s Cash Crops
Much has been made of rice and cotton as Carolina’s historic cash crops.…
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Ex Libris: The Woman in White
Few of us do not enjoy a good murder mystery. The man we…
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Spring Still Life
The buckeye blooms, Her beating heart worn on an emerald sleeve Holding nothing…
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Ex Libris: The British Are Coming
“Handed the reins to a big brown New England mare, Revere swung into…
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Ex Libris: Italian Folktales
“We are the stories we tell ourselves. Man is a social animal, and…
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The Silver Lining
In 1942, Charleston Museum curator Milby Burton, the dean of South Carolina silver…
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Ex Libris: The Canterbury Tales
When April with its sweet-smelling showers Has pierced the drought of March to…
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Ex Libris: How to See Fairies
Perhaps the best part of childhood is believing in magic and fairies, with…
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A Literary Holiday
Are there readers left who are weary of plastic greenery and wire-and-bristle conifers…
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Ex Libris: Jamaica Inn
“It was a cold grey day in late November. The weather had changed…
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Columbia’s First Master Architect
Perhaps no one person has left a greater mark on the built landscape…
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Ex Libris: No Beast So Fierce
As far as land animals are concerned, no predator is fiercer than the…
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