The Rise of Charleston : Conversations with Visionaries, Luminaries & Emissaries of the Holy City / W. Thomas McQueeney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McQueeney, W. Thomas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interviews--South Carolina--Charleston.

Interviews.

Social change--South Carolina--Charleston--History.

Social change.

Charleston (S.C.)--Biography.

Charleston (S.C.).

Charleston (S.C.)--History--20th century.

Charleston (S.C.)--History--21st century.

Charleston (S.C.)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

New edition.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : History Press, 2017.

Summary:

Since its 1670 founding, Charleston has experienced the devastation of wars, economic hardships and natural disasters. And yet, Charlestonians and their city have prevailed through it all. It is in this current generational surge that the Holy City has experienced meteoric success and taken its place on the world stage. This thematic weave of essays drawn from interviews explores those essential personalities who have lifted Charleston to its new perch as a must-see destination--one that is known as the most welcoming and the most recommended in America. Join engaging local author W. Thomas McQueeney in this updated edition as he relays stories of the 1950s, "60s and "70s through the eyes of those who have witnessed Charleston's evolution to become the charming city it is today.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword, by Former Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr.

Acknowledgements

Introduction

My Childhood Charleston

The Second Coming of the Holy City

Charleston, from Others

Permanent Attaché to the Peninsula Proper: Thomas F. Hartnett

A Fly on a Charleston Wall: Henry Berlin and Bernie Puckhaber

A House in Order: Speaker Bobby Harrell

The Children of Dr. Charlie Darby

Alicia Rhett at Home

The Knowing Value of Friendships: Baseball Owner Mike Veeck

Southern Gentleman: Judge Sol Blatt Jr.

By Any Other Name: James B. Edwards

Cliff Poole and Charleston's Last Bombardment

Charleston's Great Hope: Congressman Tim Scott

The Character That Is Frank Abagnale

Considering Les Robinson

Anita Zucker and the Monument

The Man Who Would Be Moses: Mayor Joseph Patrick Riley Jr.

Alex Sanders at Large

Teaching Responsibility: Yvette and Hillery Douglas

The Senator from Charleston: Fritz Hollings

The Irish Gavel Banger: Patrick Michael Duffy

The Sergeant at Normandy: Carl Cannon

Everybody's Cousin Arthur: Arthur Ravenel Jr.

The Unchurched Now Churched: Pastor Greg Surratt

The Charity of Understanding: Glenn McConnell

A Change of "Status": Sheriff Al Cannon

The Wind in His Sails: Board of Zoning Appeals Chairman Lenny Krawcheck

Reverend Tony Thompson Reformed

For Our Following Generations: Kitty Robinson, Executive Director, Historic Charleston Foundation

From Vietnam Vet to Irish Pub: Tommy Condon

The Time of Jim Rigney

The Charleston Night Mayor: Tommy Baker, Entrepreneur

Staying Guarded: Bobby Cremins

Who Are Our Heroes?: Medal of Honor Recipient Major General James E. Livingston

Coaching Life 101: Fisher DeBerry

Keeping Up with Keith Waring

Knowledge Is Golden: Mallory Factor.

Remembering My Father: "Bully" McQueeney

Epilogue

A Brief Cultural History of Charleston

Notes

About the Author.

Notes:

Foreword by former Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439660669

1439660662