City of Heroes: The Great Charleston Earthquake of 1886
- ISBN-10
- 1929175469
- ISBN-13
- 9781929175468
- Series
- City of Heroes
- Category
- Charleston (S.C.)
- Pages
- 542
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cote Literary Group
- Author
- Richard N. Côté
Description
City of Heroes: The Great Charleston Earthquake of 1886, is a riveting, heavily illustrated non-fiction book filled with gripping, first-hand accounts of the earthquake, drawn directly from newspapers, personal diaries, journals, and letters of the earthquake survivors. It will also follow the earthquake sleuths who descended upon Charleston to discover what caused the disaster. But above all, it identifies the noble and heartwarming acts of numerous unsung heroes, black and white, inspired and led by Charleston's extraordinary mayor, William A. Courtenay. Working together, they saved numerous lives, nursed the wounded, fed the hungry, sheltered the homeless, and enabled Charleston to make a full recovery from the massive disaster within eighteen months.
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