Ex Libris: George Washington’s Secret Six
By all measures, the American Revolution should have turned out differently. On paper,…
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Et Cetera: South Carolina’s Historic Earthquake
Aug. 31, 1886, began as an ordinary hot and humid day in Charleston,…
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Ex Libris: War and Peace
To be frank, I did not wake up one morning with a burning…
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I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Me and Santa go way back. I’ve met him many times. Not just…
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Ex Libris: Taste of the State
South Carolina’s rich and diverse history encompassing various cultures is reflected in its…
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Dracula
Perhaps no novel has spawned as much fan fiction as Bram Stoker’s seminal Dracula,…
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Explosive Evidence
White Pond, a 66-acre natural lake in Elgin, is far from a sci-fi…
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The Lost Painting
“The past held many secrets, and gave them up grudgingly. Sir Denis believed…
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On the Road Again
The Guidebook to South Carolina Historical Markers by Edwin Breeden is a wonderful…
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Ex Libris: Where the Red Fern Grows
“I have never been back to the Ozarks. All I have left are…
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Ringing the Dinner Bell
Memories of my childhood in the summertime growing up in Columbia were punctuated…
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Ex Libris: A Farewell to Arms
My first encounter with Ernest Hemingway was in Dr. Paul Ragan’s 10th grade…
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