Sacred Places of the Lowcountry:

Sacred Places of the Lowcountry:

Lost Photographs from the Historic American Buildings Survey

Edited by William P. Baldwin

$29.99

Publication Date: 16th October 2007

These historic places of worship celebrate the rich cultural and spiritual traditions of the South with breathtaking architecture and stunning detail.

This collection of images from the Historic American Buildings Survey, an effort to catalogue and document the architecture and building culture of America, captures the holiness and haunting beauty of over fifty sacred grounds in South Carolina. Through his selection of these photographs, William P. Baldwin attests to the awe that each site inspires and proves that "as they evoke that better, that sober and gentler angel of ourselves, ... Read More
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These historic places of worship celebrate the rich cultural and spiritual traditions of the South with breathtaking architecture and stunning detail.

This collection of images from the Historic American Buildings Survey, an effort to catalogue and document the architecture and building culture of America, captures the holiness and haunting beauty of over fifty sacred grounds in South Carolina. Through his selection of these photographs, William P. Baldwin attests to the awe that each site inspires and proves that "as they evoke that better, that sober and gentler angel of ourselves, ... Read More
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These historic places of worship celebrate the rich cultural and spiritual traditions of the South with breathtaking architecture and stunning detail.

This collection of images from the Historic American Buildings Survey, an effort to catalogue and document the architecture and building culture of America, captures the holiness and haunting beauty of over fifty sacred grounds in South Carolina. Through his selection of these photographs, William P. Baldwin attests to the awe that each site inspires and proves that "as they evoke that better, that sober and gentler angel of ourselves, they are indeed sacred places."
Details
  • Pages: 168
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Publication Date: 16th October 2007
  • State: South Carolina
  • Illustration Note: 100% Mono
  • ISBN: 9781596293465
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / General
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Author Bio
William Baldwin is a lifelong resident of the South Carolina Lowcountry. He has authored and co-authored numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, including Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden, The Fennel Family Papers, The Hard to Catch Mercy, Heaven is a Beautiful Place, Inland Passages, and Mantelpieces of the Old South.
These historic places of worship celebrate the rich cultural and spiritual traditions of the South with breathtaking architecture and stunning detail.

This collection of images from the Historic American Buildings Survey, an effort to catalogue and document the architecture and building culture of America, captures the holiness and haunting beauty of over fifty sacred grounds in South Carolina. Through his selection of these photographs, William P. Baldwin attests to the awe that each site inspires and proves that "as they evoke that better, that sober and gentler angel of ourselves, they are indeed sacred places."
  • Pages: 168
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Publication Date: 16th October 2007
  • State: South Carolina
  • Illustrations Note: 100% Mono
  • ISBN: 9781596293465
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / General
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
William Baldwin is a lifelong resident of the South Carolina Lowcountry. He has authored and co-authored numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, including Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden, The Fennel Family Papers, The Hard to Catch Mercy, Heaven is a Beautiful Place, Inland Passages, and Mantelpieces of the Old South.