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portada preserving charleston's past, shaping its future: the life and times of susan pringle frost
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Year
1999
Language
English
Pages
200
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.8 x 15.3 x 1.5 cm
Weight
0.33 kg.
ISBN
1570032904
ISBN13
9781570032905
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preserving charleston's past, shaping its future: the life and times of susan pringle frost

Sidney R. Bland (Author) · University of South Carolina Press · Paperback

preserving charleston's past, shaping its future: the life and times of susan pringle frost - Bland, Sidney R.

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Synopsis "preserving charleston's past, shaping its future: the life and times of susan pringle frost"

The story of one of America's first historic preservationists and the city she fought to saveOne of the most remarkable women born in the Reconstruction South, Susan Pringle Frost was an outspoken champion of a host of important causes, including women's rights, a more active and accountable local government, and better treatment of African Americans. In his biography of this dynamic Charlestonian, Sidney Bland enumerates Frost's many accomplishments and chronicles what he considers to be her greatest achievement--spearheading a historic preservation movement in Charleston that became the model for preservationists throughout the country.Bland recounts Frost's early life as a member of an illustrious Charleston family and her entrance into the workplace, caused partly by her father's financial failures. He tells how she defied convention by establishing a real estate office in Charleston's all-male professional district, sparked an interest in preservation by buying and renovating houses on and around Charleston's oldest thoroughfare, and founded the Society for the Preservation of Old Dwellings, one of the nation's oldest historic preservation groups and the forerunner of the Preservation Society of Charleston. Offering vivid insight into the courage, perseverance, and eccentricity of a woman he considers a complex and often inconsistent crusader, he credits Frost with garnering support for the city's landmark Historic District Zoning Ordinance and traces specific staples of present-day historic preservation methods to her visionary initiatives.A finalist for the South Carolina Historical Society's best book of the year in South Carolina history, Preserving Charleston's Past, Shaping Its Future illuminates the life of a pioneer in historic preservation and a feminist whose activism helped save Charleston's old architecture and generated a wider preservation movement.

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