Sacred Places of the Lowcountry
These historic places of worship celebrate the rich cultural and spiritual traditions of the South with breathtaking architecture and stunning detail.

This collection of images from the Historic American Buildings Survey, an effort to catalogue and document the architecture and building culture of America, captures the holiness and haunting beauty of over fifty sacred grounds in South Carolina. Through his selection of these photographs, William P. Baldwin attests to the awe that each site inspires and proves that "as they evoke that better, that sober and gentler angel of ourselves, they are indeed sacred places."

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Sacred Places of the Lowcountry
These historic places of worship celebrate the rich cultural and spiritual traditions of the South with breathtaking architecture and stunning detail.

This collection of images from the Historic American Buildings Survey, an effort to catalogue and document the architecture and building culture of America, captures the holiness and haunting beauty of over fifty sacred grounds in South Carolina. Through his selection of these photographs, William P. Baldwin attests to the awe that each site inspires and proves that "as they evoke that better, that sober and gentler angel of ourselves, they are indeed sacred places."

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Sacred Places of the Lowcountry

Sacred Places of the Lowcountry

by William P. Baldwin (Editor)
Sacred Places of the Lowcountry

Sacred Places of the Lowcountry

by William P. Baldwin (Editor)

Overview

These historic places of worship celebrate the rich cultural and spiritual traditions of the South with breathtaking architecture and stunning detail.

This collection of images from the Historic American Buildings Survey, an effort to catalogue and document the architecture and building culture of America, captures the holiness and haunting beauty of over fifty sacred grounds in South Carolina. Through his selection of these photographs, William P. Baldwin attests to the awe that each site inspires and proves that "as they evoke that better, that sober and gentler angel of ourselves, they are indeed sacred places."

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781596293465
Publisher: History Press, The
Publication date: 09/28/2007
Pages: 164
Product dimensions: 9.60(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author


William Baldwin is a lifelong resident of the South Carolina Lowcountry. He has authored and co-authored numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, including Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden, The Fennel Family Papers, Heaven is a Beautiful Place, Inland Passages, and Mantelpieces of the Old South.
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