Robert C. Clark's work has appeared in National Geographic books, Newsweek, Smithsonian, photographic awards annuals such as Print and Communication Arts, and magazines too numerous to list. He has collaborated on three previous USC Press books with Tom Poland—South Carolina: A Timeless Journey, South Carolina: The Natural Heritage, and Reflections of South Carolina—and one, University of South Carolina: A Portrait, with Chris Horn.
Tom Poland writes columns about the South and its people, traditions, lifestyle, and culture for newspapers and journals in Georgia and South Carolina. In addition Poland has coauthored Save the Last Dance for Me: A Love Story of the Shag and the Society of Southern Stranders, also published by USC Press. Poland lives in Columbia.
New York Times best-selling author Mary Alice Monroe is the author of The Beach House, Skyward, Sweetgrass, Swimming Lessons, Time Is a River, Last Light over Carolina, The Butterfly's Daughter, and other books.
Robert C. Clark is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, and his photographs have appeared in
National Geographic books,
Newsweek, and the
Smithsonian Magazine, among other publications, as well in photographic awards annuals such as
Print and Communications Arts. Together with Poland he co-authored
Reflections of South Carolina (volumes 1 and 2).