About the Author

Robert R. Weyeneth is an associate professor of history at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, where he serves as co-director of its public history program. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Reviews

"For those curious about the origins of the city's preservation movement, this book is a good place to start.-- "Charleston Post & Courier"

The book details the pioneering efforts of preservationists in a city where so much of its formative historic character had avoided the wrecking ball.-- "Times"

Weyeneth... writes perceptively of preservation in Charelston, and his insights are all the more painful for those of us who have seen opportuiites for intelligent preservation squandered repeatedly by short-sighted leadership-- "The State"