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City of the Silent : The Charlestonians of Magnolia Cemetery (2010, Hardcover)

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This is a guide to more than two hundred of the most famous, infamous, and influential individuals now interred in the iconic Charleston landmark. Charleston is a city of stories. As in any city of historical significance, some of its best stories now lie buried with its dead. Ted Ashton Phillips, Jr., was custodian of many of the stories of those Charlestonians interred in Magnolia Cemetery, the picturesque burial ground located along the Cooper River north of downtown. Phillips' fascination with Magnolia began at the age of sixteen, when he worked there as a groundskeeper and assistant gravedigger. He followed his passion into the research represented in this collective biography of more than two hundred representative Charlestonians from many eras, now buried among the thirty thousand permanent residents of Magnolia Cemetery. Taking its title from the poem that William Gilmore Simms delivered at the 1850 consecration of the cemetery, ""City of the Silent"" is a unique guide to some of the complex personalities who have contributed to the Holy City's rich culture. The book includes entries on writers, artists, statesmen, educators, religious leaders, scientists, war heroes, financiers, captains of industry, slave traders, socialites, criminals, victims, and others. Some of these men and women are as distinguished as author Josephine Pinckney, civil rights champion J. Waties Waring, and artist Alice Ravenel Huger Smith. Others are as notorious as bootlegger Frank 'Rumpty Rattles' Hogan, adulterous killer Dr. Thomas McDow, and brothel-keeper Belle Percival. Most of Phillips' subjects achieved prominence while alive, but a few are better known for their manner of death. The members of the third and final crew of the Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley, interred with great ceremony in 2004 after the discovery of their vessel in Charleston harbor, are among the newest Magnolia residents depicted in the portrait gallery. Each authoritative profile offers a vivid depiction of a memorable individual rendered in conversational tone with refreshing wit and apt anecdotes. These artfully braided stories describe an intricate network of family ties, civic institutions, business enterprises, and local landmarks. Together the biographies provide an affectionate, insightful history of an influential society and establish Magnolia as a center of community traditions that extend from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. ""City of the Silent"" is a celebration of intertwining lives and an engrossing account of Charleston's past as witnessed by those no longer able to tell their own tales. In addition to the biographical sketches, ""City of the Silent"" includes a foreword by Josephine Humphreys, Charleston writer and longtime friend of the author, and an afterword by Phillips' daughter Alice McPherson Phillips. The volume also features an introductory essay by historian Thomas J. Brown examining how the cemetery became a leading site of historical memory in the aftermath of the Civil War, and sets of maps and thematic tours that invite visitors to locate the featured graves within Magnolia's evocative grounds.

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Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
ISBN-10
1570038724
ISBN-13
9781570038723
eBay Product ID (ePID)
80091895

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Not Available
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Genealogy & Heraldry, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Plants / Trees, General, United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, De, FL, GA, Md, Nc, SC, VA, WV), Historical
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Travel, Référence, History
Number of Pages
216 Pages

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Item Length
10in
Item Width
7in

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Lc Classification Number
F279.C453p48 2010
Reviews
"Whether you think you know Charleston or you are entirely new to lowcountry lore, Ted Phillips's guide to Magnolia Cemetery is an excellent opportunity to learn more of who-was-who in Charleston's distant and recent past."--William P. Baldwin, author of Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden and Lowcountry Daytrips, "Whether you think you know Charleston or you are entirely new to lowcountry lore, Ted Phillips's guide to Magnolia Cemeteryis an excellent opportunity to learn more of who-was-who in Charleston's distant and recent past."--William P. Baldwin, author of Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden and Lowcountry Daytrips, "Whether you think you know Charleston or you are entirely new to lowcountry lore, Ted Phillips's guide to Magnolia Cemetery is an excellent opportunity to learn more of who-was-who in Charleston's distant and recent past."--William P. Baldwin, author of Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden and Lowcountry Daytrips
Publication Name
City of the Silent : the Charlestonians of Magnolia Cemetery
Copyright Date
2010
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lccn
2009-034347
Dewey Decimal
975.7/915
Dewey Edition
22

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