Charleston was founded in 1670 by people recruited in the coffeehouses
and pubs of London. They were a diverse and interesting group that
created a vibrant, sophisticated city in the wilderness. This book tells
the stories of people in each era of the city's history. There is a
second-grade class photograph that contains a mayor, an admiral, and the
grandfather of a senator; Christopher Gadsden, who is buried in an
unmarked grave because he feared his enemies would defile his body; and
Isaac Hayne, who was hanged by the British for being a traitor. There is
Mary Moultrie, who led the strike of hospital employees that earned
equal pay and fair treatment for nurses. Today, Shepard Fairey, Stephen
Colbert, and Tim Scott keep Charleston's reputation for rebelliousness
alive.