Beaufort County Bibliography
			These books are related to Beaufort County, SC through the setting of the story or the background of the writer, by any publisher. Please submit your favorite Beaufort County book that should be listed here. Savannah Grey: a tale of antebellum Georgia, by Jim Jordan. iUniverse, 2007. Two boys from both ends of the plantation grow up together to build some of Savannah's greatest architecture, while grappling with the many challenges of their era. Against the Tide by Harriet Keyserling. U. of S. Carolina Press, 1998. The autobiography of a woman who arrived a Yankee liberal in 1944, and became an effective eight-term legislator in the South Carolina House of Representatives until retiring in 1992. Hooked Up by Tracye Faulkner. Authorhouse, 2006. On their usual Sistah Gurlz night, Michel’le was the only one who had been married and at times it bored her that they were so enthralled with the prospect. A Word for It by Warren Slesinger. Finishing Line Press, 2007. In this collection of poems, Warren releases the lexicographer from the role harmless drudge to being the crafter of definitions, bringing poetry into daily discourse. visit the Arts Council of Beaufort County's BCB page for the complete list. Sea Island Lady by Francis Griswold. Beaufort Book Co., 1939. The historical novel centers on 70 years of Sea Island history. Emily, the main character, arrives from Boston during the Civil War. Griswold wrote the story during his stay at Tabby Manse on Bay St. The Water is Wide by Pat Conroy. Bantam, 1972. Conroy's first book, a vindication/memoir of his experience as a white man boating to isolated Dafuskie Island to teach Gullah children in Southern Beaufort County.   Port Royal, South Carolina by Wendy Nilsen Pollitzer. Images of America Series, 2006. A look at Port Royal's history through archival photographs.     The Florabama Ladies' Auxiliary and Sewing Circle by Lois Battle. Penguin, 2002. Welcome to Florabama, Alabama—a place where you can stop to sip iced tea and think about money and love. If you had'em, you were free to think about other things. If you didn't, you couldn't think about anything else.   Through The Dark Valley; A Veteran's Three Year Battle Against Tuberculosis by David A. Kerins.  Authorhouse 2007 After a rollercoaster ride of recovery and relapse, the author finds his personal salvation in a staff nurse who becomes his lifelong soul mate.
	The Beaufort County Bibliography is presented by Iodine Literary Projects and the Arts Council of Beaufort County