Walter Edgar is emeritus professor of history at the University of South Carolina in Columbia and the author or editor of more than a dozen books about the Palmetto State, including The South Carolina Encyclopedia. He is the host of Walter Edgar's Journal and South Carolina from A to Z on SCETV Radio. In 2008 he was inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame.
South Carolina: A History by Walter Edgar offers a compelling
example of what state-level scholarship can accomplish when pursued
in conjunction with teaching and research as an act of creative
synthesis.-- "Mobile Register"
This volume represents more that two decades of study, and by the
author's testament, was a labor of love. It is an impressive work
overall, exhibiting deep knowledge and mature analysis, a fine eye
for detail, and evocative prose.-- "North Carolina Historical
Review"
Walter Edgar has succeeded admirably in his effort to write a
lively and accessible narrative history of the Palmetto State.--
"Journal of Southern History"
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