Colonial Charlestown -- The federal era and the incorporation of Charleston -- Increased activity and antebellum filling -- War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow : 1860 to 1900 -- Early twentieth-century progress -- Between two World Wars -- Modern Charleston emerges : World War II to the 1960s -- Filling activities draw to a close : 1960s to the twenty-first century -- Implications of the past, current issues, and improvement initiatives.
Summary:
"Lowcountry at high tide is the first book to deal with the topographic evolution of Charleston, its history of flooding from the seventeenth century to the present, and the efforts made to keep its populace high and dry, as well as safe and healthy ... Butler considers interdisciplinary topics from engineering to public health, infrastructure to class struggle, and urban planning to civic responsibility in a study that is not only invaluable to the people of Charleston but also for any coastal city grappling with environmental change"--Back cover.
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