The Rise of Charleston

W. Thomas McQueeney

• Publisher: The History Press
• Year: 2011
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9781614234456
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

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 inAmerica. Join engaging local author W. Thomas McQueeney 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.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword, by 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