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Wicked Edisto : the dark side of Eden /

Title
Wicked Edisto : the dark side of Eden / Alexia Jones Helsley.
Author
Helsley, Alexia Jones.
Publication
Charleston : The History Press, 2014.

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Description
143 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
  • "Explore the sordid side of Edisto Island history"--
  • "Salacious stories from Edisto's dark side"--
Subject
  • Corruption > Edisto Island > History > Anecdotes
  • Corruption
  • Crime > Edisto Island > History > Anecdotes
  • Crime
  • Death > Edisto Island > History > Anecdotes
  • Death
  • Edisto Island (S.C.) > Anecdotes
  • Edisto Island (S.C.) > History > Anecdotes
  • Edisto Island (S.C.) > Moral conditions > Anecdotes
  • Edisto Island (S.C.) > Social conditions > Anecdotes
  • Moral conditions
  • Slavery > Edisto Island > History > Anecdotes
  • Slavery
  • Social conditions
  • South Carolina > Edisto Island
  • Violence > Edisto Island > History > Anecdotes
  • Violence
Genre/Form
  • Anecdotes.
  • Biography – Anecdotes.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Island Paradise : Historical Overview -- Killers and Marauders : "Trouble in Paradise" -- Friends and Foes -- Cat among the Pigeons -- Slings and Arrows -- Watchful Waiting -- Blood on the Sand -- Crime and Punishment -- The Wandering Wanderer -- Dark Days -- Corpus Delicti -- "Uncivil" Civil War -- Perils of Freedom -- Death and Mystery -- Jinxed -- Price of Petulance -- Unusual and Unexplained Deaths -- Scandals and Schemes -- Epilogue: "Ripples and Waves" -- About the Author.
ISBN
  • 9781626192348
  • 1626192340
LCCN
2014007380
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library