In the hundred years separating the Civil War and the 1950s; the Lowcountry was a world unto itself. The big plantations were gone; and for those remaining life had to be wrenched from the soil and the creeks. But for some; these isolated barrier islands offered heaven on earth: virgin maritime forest; pristine saltwater; sand roads and plentiful wild game. This fascinating collection of stories speaks to us of life in a simpler time; of raising hogs; guineas and children on abandoned plantations; growing sweet potatoes; okra and sugar cane; trapping mink and picking oysters; pulling 12-pound flounder and 79-pound drum from the creeks; making feasts of Loggerhead turtle eggs; crab and conch meat; picking musk; and taking the steamer to Savannah to see the �big city� lights. Our narrators were born between 1881 and 1941; and; though their stories overlap and intertwine; each has a unique perspective on life in the Lowcountry. Author Fran Heyward Marscher; a Hilton Head journalist; grew up hearing these precious memories and sought out the storytellers when she realized that the way of life they described was in danger of dying out with each generation.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Soviet posters and textedBy kevin w. wrightI like most writings in Sociology. Bonnells book does not disappoint; I would highly recommend this book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy WillioWell researched and very interesting.9 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Academia at its least comprehensible...By ATLLOYDI have an extensive collection of Soviet posters and consider this book a good; even seminal; work on the subject; but the writing is horribly dull and mostly made of the well-nigh incomprehensible academic goop that made the idea of graduate school so unappealing. If you are interested in Soviet posters or propaganda posters as a general matter you would do better with "Persuasive Images" or any of several commercial sites that sell original posters on the net. This is not a general interest book and those looking for an interest collection of posters to view would do better elsewhere.Whats worse; though; is that the author describes in great detail about posters not even pictured in the book. Since these posters are not in general circulation; the author has done a great disservice by not providing more representations of the works which she discusses.Still; it does have some interesting information about Soviet poster art; if you can manage to get through the bootstrap proto-feminist garbage about Soviet women...
