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Title: The Other Charleston
Review: Having visited Charleston several times, I was was interested in its history. Several natives of Charleston recommended this book as a glimpse of its past to maybe give me a better understanding of its present. It accomplished that. I was not aware of the involvement during the time of the British, the Revolutionary war, and how that event molded the people and the history of Charleston. The hatred for the North and the pressure from South Carolina to separate from the Union and begin the Civil War was also very evident. Makes you appreciate that Charleston survived, and I better understand the people that have such pride and work so tirelessly to preserve its history. From this book, I can understand that better. I thought the main characters were very real. Hard times make for hard people, and even heroes have flaws. I felt like I had a history lesson along with a very good "read".
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