OVERCOMING Along The Carolina Lowcountry - Softcover

Pyatt, Mr. Thomas J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976707950 ISBN 13: 9780976707950

Publisher: Thomas J. Pyatt, 2011

Synopsis

A look into the history along a stretch of the Carolina Lowcountry, in some of the Gullah communities on how they have been Overcoming obstacles for generations. Stories and traditions passed down to subsequent generations by their elders.

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About the Author

The author was born and raised in a historic old Riverfront Town along the Waccamaw River deep down in the southeast. He is the son of a Gullah chief from Sandy Island, S.C. (his father was the youngest Gullah chief in the history of Annie Village on Sandy Island). He spent many summers on the island as a young child growing up, and his experiences from those years has compelled him to come back to his roots now that he is retired, to record the history of the people and the area as seen from his perspective and vantage point. He is committed and dedicated to documenting and recording an artistic preservation of the history of a unique people and their culture, through art, writings, books, films, illustrations, etc. A glimpse into the customs habits and folkways of a unique people and their culture. The author is also an artist and painter, and lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 35 years. He also has a degree in accounting from San Francisco State University, and a JD degree from San Francisco Law School. He retired in June 2002 to devote full time to documenting his artistic preservation of, my people down home. Other books by the author are: The Gullah People of Sandy Island, A Riverfront Town By The Waccamaw River, Gullah History Along The Carolina Lowcountry, There is Only One Way AMEN.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thomas J. Pyatt
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0976707950
• ISBN 13: 9780976707950
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112