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978-1-878177-08-7
1-878177-08-7
$12.95 paperback
6" x 9"
148 pages
black-and-white photographs
Bandit Books
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There's a lot more to the
Grand Strand than just sun and surf. How about buried treasure, ancient
civilizations, shipwrecks, and ghosts? In Tales along the Grand
Strand of South Carolina, Blanche Floyd relates stories like the
failed Spanish settlement attempt in 1526, Blackbeard's lost treasure,
the vast wealth of Southern rice planters, the peculiar Hurl Rocks, the
mysterious disappearance of Aaron Burr's daughter, the ghostly
apparition that wanders through Murrells Inlet, the wreck of the Freeda
A. Wyley, beautiful Brookgreen Gardens, the German POW camp in Myrtle
Beach, and the awful force of Hurricane Hugo. This is the folklore,
unusual history, and culture of the beach from a master storyteller.
about the author
Blanche W. Floyd was born in Marion, South Carolina, and grew up in
the Low Country. She has lived in Myrtle Beach since 1950 with her
husband, J. K. Floyd. Blanche received her B.A. from Columbia College,
and her M.A. form the University of South Carolina. She is the author of
over one hundred newspaper and magazine articles, and has published four
books.
Also by Blanche W. Floyd:
Tales along the King's Highway of South
Carolina
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