{"product_id":"9781596291126","title":"Remembering Columbia, South Carolina: Capital City Chronicles","description":"\u003cbr\u003eColumbia, South Carolina--the capital of the Palmetto State for more than 200 years--has earned a well-deserved reputation as a history-rich Southern city. Columbia has been the site of a vast array of momentous events, and those well-documented episodes in the city's past have solidified its important historical role in the state, the South, and the country. \u003cp\u003eColumbia's vibrant past, however, features much more than these well-documented events. The city's history is brimming with a fascinating cast of characters whose various exploits have helped to shape and enrich the colorful story of Columbia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemembering Columbia, South Carolina: Capital City Chronicles, by Columbia resident and history professor Miles Richards, is a collection of historical vignettes that reveals the intriguing--but lesser known--characters and events in the city's twentieth-century history. From South Carolina Penitentiary escapees who rode a stinking trash heap to their freedom, to a pair of amorous bootleggers, to a raucous crowd gathered to greet Rudy Vallee at the train station on Gervais Street, this collection will delight Capital City residents and visitors alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"History Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035547320560,"sku":"9781596291126","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781596291126_p0.jpg?v=1763813990","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781596291126","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}