{"product_id":"the-history-of-beaufort-county-south-carolina-15141861-9781570030901","title":"The History of Beaufort County  South Carolina: 1514-1861","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe complex  colorful history of South Carolinas southeastern corner  In the first volume of The History of Beaufort County  South Carolina  three distinguished historians of the Palmetto State recount more than three centuries of Spanish and French exploration  English and Huguenot agriculture  and African slave labor as they trace the history of one of North Americas oldest European settlements. From the sixteenth-century forays of the Spaniards to the invasion of Union forces in 1861  Lawrence S. Rowland  Alexander Moore  and George C. Rogers  Jr.  chronicle the settlement and development of the geographical region comprised of what is now Beaufort  Jasper  Hampton  and part of Allendale counties.  The authors describe the ill-fated attempts of the Spanish and French to settle the Port Royal Sound area and the arrival of the British in 1663  which established the Beaufort District as the southern frontier of English North America. They tell of the regions bloody Indian Wars  participation in the American Revolution  and golden age of prosperity and influence following the introduction of Sea Island cotton.  In charting the approach of civil war  Rowland  Moore  and Rogers relate Beaufort Districts decisive role in the Nullification Crisis and in the cultivation  by some of the districts native sons  of South Carolinas secessionist movement. Of particular interest  they profile the local African American  or Gullah  population - a community that has become well known for the retention of its African cultural and linguistic heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651946405941,"sku":"ByrdShop_1570030901","price":36.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781570030901.jpg?v=1781846856","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-history-of-beaufort-county-south-carolina-15141861-9781570030901","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}