New Book Chronicles History of Fripp Island
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | September 25, 2006
Contact: Katie Parry | katie.parry@historypress.net
Charleston, SC: The History Press is proud to present Fripp Island: A History by Page Putnam Miller. Miller, who has undertaken several years of extensive research to examine the intricate turns and twists in ownership of the resort, explores the evolution of this residential community. Miller combines sound scholarship with delightful vignettes to produce an engaging mix of historical analysis and insightful glimpses into island life.
Fripp is a small island along the South Carolina coast with a gently sloping white beach, mighty oaks, palms, pines, vast marshes with meandering tidal creeks and a surprising abundance of wild life. The ebb and flow of tides, the fortunes and difficulties of developers and the fluctuations in the residential community have shaped Fripp’s history. In the years since 1963 when the bridge to Fripp was built, two constants in the island’s history have been the beauty of its natural setting and its dedicated residents who share their time and talents to create a special community. Miller has replaced what had been only fragments, speculations and questions about Fripp Island’s past with a comprehensive and balanced account filled with fascinating characters, human struggles and humorous stories. To request a review copy, contact Katie Parry.
Page Putnam Miller is a resident of Fripp Island, and has worked as a historian and promoter of history for decades. For twenty years she served as the lobbyist for the historical profession in Washington and for the past five years has been a Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in the graduate history program at the University of South Carolina. She has written numerous articles on South Carolina history for an array of publications and scholarly journals. This is her fourth book.
The History Press, based in Charleston, South Carolina, and Gloucester, Massachusetts, brings a new way of thinking to history publishing: producing regional history titles by excellent historians and striving to make these books available to a wide audience. By publishing high-quality history and heritage titles with a strong regional base, The History Press plays a part in the revival of interest in local and regional history that is underway.
Fripp is a small island along the South Carolina coast with a gently sloping white beach, mighty oaks, palms, pines, vast marshes with meandering tidal creeks and a surprising abundance of wild life. The ebb and flow of tides, the fortunes and difficulties of developers and the fluctuations in the residential community have shaped Fripp’s history. In the years since 1963 when the bridge to Fripp was built, two constants in the island’s history have been the beauty of its natural setting and its dedicated residents who share their time and talents to create a special community. Miller has replaced what had been only fragments, speculations and questions about Fripp Island’s past with a comprehensive and balanced account filled with fascinating characters, human struggles and humorous stories. To request a review copy, contact Katie Parry.
Page Putnam Miller is a resident of Fripp Island, and has worked as a historian and promoter of history for decades. For twenty years she served as the lobbyist for the historical profession in Washington and for the past five years has been a Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in the graduate history program at the University of South Carolina. She has written numerous articles on South Carolina history for an array of publications and scholarly journals. This is her fourth book.
The History Press, based in Charleston, South Carolina, and Gloucester, Massachusetts, brings a new way of thinking to history publishing: producing regional history titles by excellent historians and striving to make these books available to a wide audience. By publishing high-quality history and heritage titles with a strong regional base, The History Press plays a part in the revival of interest in local and regional history that is underway.
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