A City Laid Waste: The Capture, Sack, and Destruction of the City of Columbia
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- Synopsis
- A City Laid Waste captures in riveting detail the destruction of South Carolina's capital city, a native South Carolinian and one of the nation's foremost men of letters, was in Columbia and witnessed firsthand the city's capture by Union forces and its subsequent devastation by fire. Simms recorded the events in a series of eyewitness and accounts published in the first ten issues of the Columbia Phoenix.
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- ISBN-13:
- 9781570035968
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781611170030
- Publisher:
- University Of South Carolina Press
- Date of Addition:
- 08/13/18
- Copyrighted By:
- University of South Carolina
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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