New Acquisitions

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We are excited to present the following selection of books added to our collection this month.

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Check out the booklist below featuring new titles to the South Carolina State Library.

Acquisitions

2026

April

Cover of Maude Callen: Legendary Nurse-midwife of South Carolina.

Maude Callen: Legendary Nurse-midwife of South Carolina
Author: Street, Lindsay
Publication Year: 2026
Call Number: S.C. B C157W

Cover of Paper Heroines: Women Writers in Conversation and Community Across the Sea Islands, 1838-1902.

Paper Heroines: Women Writers in Conversation and Community Across the Sea Islands, 1838-1902
Author: Barnes, Mollie,
Publication Year: 2026
Call Number: S.C. 305.40975 BARN

Cover of Pimento Cheese: The Southern Spread.

Pimento Cheese: The Southern Spread
Author: Lang, Rebecca D.
Publication Year: 2026
Call Number: S.C. 641.6 LANG

Cover of Running from Bondage: Enslaved Women and their Remarkable Fight for Freedom in Revolutionary America.

Running from Bondage: Enslaved Women and their Remarkable Fight for Freedom in Revolutionary America
Author: Bell, Karen Cook
Publication Year: 2021
Call Number: 306.3 BELL

Cover of Say Grace: How the Restaurant Business Saved My Life.

Say Grace: How the Restaurant Business Saved My Life
Author: Palmer, Steve
Publication Year: 2019
Call Number: S.C. B P1821P

Cover of She Drinks the Light.

She Drinks the Light
Author: Angoe, Yasmin
Publication Year: 2026
Call Number: S.C. J 813.6 ANGO

Cover of South Carolina's County Courthouses: An Illustrated History.

South Carolina's County Courthouses: An Illustrated History
Author: Young, W. Clay
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. 720.9757 YOUN

Cover of The Butterfly Garden: And 12 Other Poems of the Year.

The Butterfly Garden: And 12 Other Poems of the Year
Author: Chapman, Wayne K.
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. 811.6 CHAP

Cover of The Real Ones: How to Disrupt the Hidden Ways Racism Makes Us Less Authentic.

The Real Ones: How to Disrupt the Hidden Ways Racism Makes Us Less Authentic
Author: Rupert, Maya
Publication Year: 2026
Call Number: 305.896073 RUPE

Cover of The Tory's Wife: A Woman and her Family in Revolutionary America.

The Tory's Wife: A Woman and her Family in Revolutionary America
Author: Kierner, Cynthia A.
Publication Year: 2023
Call Number: B S7724K

Cover of The War within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home.

The War within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home
Author: Haygood, Wil
Publication Year: 2026
Call Number: 959.704 HAYG

Cover of A Life Well Lived: The Remarkable Story of Hugh S. Thompson, Governor of South Carolina.

A Life Well Lived: The Remarkable Story of Hugh S. Thompson, Governor of South Carolina
Author: Harrington, Hugh T.
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: S.C. B T3739H

Cover of Celebrate We Gullah Geechee: A Kid's Look at the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor.

Celebrate We Gullah Geechee: A Kid's Look at the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor
Author: Murray, Yvette R.
Publication Year: 2026
Call Number: S.C. J 811.6 MURR

Cover of Her Wicked Roots.

Her Wicked Roots
Author: Pell, Tanya
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. 813.6 PELL

Cover of Long Eye.

Long Eye
Author: Maples, Kwoya Fagin
Publication Year: 2026
Call Number: S.C. 811.6 MAPL

March

Cover of A Nation Unraveled: Clothing, Culture, and Violence in the American Civil War Era.

A Nation Unraveled: Clothing, Culture, and Violence in the American Civil War Era
Author: Weicksel, Sarah Jones
Publication Year: 2026
Call Number: 973.7 WEIC

Cover of Carolinian Crucible: Reforging Class, Family, and Nation in Confederate South Carolina.

Carolinian Crucible: Reforging Class, Family, and Nation in Confederate South Carolina
Author: Doyle, Patrick John
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. 975.7 DOYL

Cover of Folly: A Novel.

Folly: A Novel
Author: Noel, Bill
Publication Year: 2020
Call Number: S.C. 813.6 NOEL

Cover of Freedom's Witness: The Civil War Correspondence of Henry McNeal Turner.

Freedom's Witness: The Civil War Correspondence of Henry McNeal Turner
Author: Turner, Henry McNeal
Publication Year: 2013
Call Number: S.C. 973.7 TURN

Cover of Jim Crow in the Asylum: Psychiatry and Civil Rights in the American South.

Jim Crow in the Asylum: Psychiatry and Civil Rights in the American South
Author: Smith, Kylie
Publication Year: 2026
Call Number: 362.2089 SMIT

Cover of Land, Language, and Women: A Cherokee and American Educational History.

Land, Language, and Women: A Cherokee and American Educational History
Author: Reed, Julie L.
Publication Year: 2026
Call Number: 370.89 REED

Cover of Not What She Seems: A Novel.

Not What She Seems: A Novel
Author: Angoe, Yasmin
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: S.C. 813.6 ANGO

Cover of She Tames the Sea.

She Tames the Sea
Author: Etheridge, E.M.
Publication Year: 2024
Call Number: S.C. 813.6 ETHE

Cover of Soldier of the South: Lieutenant General Richard H. Anderson at War and Peace.

Soldier of the South: Lieutenant General Richard H. Anderson at War and Peace
Author: Hagerty, Edward J.
Publication Year: 2026
Call Number: S.C. B A5451H

Cover of Take Freedom: Recovering the Fugitive History of the Denmark Vesey Affair.

Take Freedom: Recovering the Fugitive History of the Denmark Vesey Affair
Author: Spady, James O'Neil
Publication Year: 2026
Call Number: S.C. 975.7915 SPAD

Cover of The Concise Guide to South Carolina State Government.

The Concise Guide to South Carolina State Government
Author: Sheheen, Vincent
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. 320.4757 SHEH

Cover of The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence

The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence
Author: Duval, Lauren
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: 973.31 DUVA

Cover of The Largest Sea Island: A History of Johns Island amid an Evolving America.

The Largest Sea Island: A History of Johns Island amid an Evolving America
Author: Glover, Lee
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. 975.791 GLOV

Cover of The Malevolent Volume.

The Malevolent Volume
Author: Reed, Justin Phillip
Publication Year: 2020
Call Number: S.C. 811.6 REED

February

Cover of A Dream Deferred: The Art and Activism of Edwin Augustus Harleston.

A Dream Deferred: The Art and Activism of Edwin Augustus Harleston
Author: McDaniel, Maurine Akua
Publication Year: 2026
Call Number: S.C. B H284M

Cover of Bernadine's Office Building: Working in the Capitol and Other Dangerous Places.

Bernadine's Office Building: Working in the Capitol and Other Dangerous Places
Author: Abbott-Hoduski, Bernadine E.
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: B A131A

Cover of Colored Insane: Slavery, Asylums, and Mental Illness in the Nineteenth Century.

Colored Insane: Slavery, Asylums, and Mental Illness in the Nineteenth Century
Author: Louis, Diana Martha
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: 362.2089 LOUI

Cover of Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls.

Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls
Author: Edwards, Rob
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. B S6354E

Cover of Historic Real Estate: Market Morality and the Politics of Preservation in the Early United States.

Historic Real Estate: Market Morality and the Politics of Preservation in the Early United States
Author: Martinko, Whitney
Publication Year: 2020
Call Number: 363.690973 MART

Cover of Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America.

Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America
Author: Woodard, Colin
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: 303.60973 WOOD

Cover of Rough Rice and Sea Island Cotton: The Georgia Coasting Trade, 1800-1861.

Rough Rice and Sea Island Cotton: The Georgia Coasting Trade, 1800-1861
Author: Pearson, Charles E.
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: 387.5 PEAR

Cover of The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
Author: Bell, Richard
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: 973.3 BELL

Cover of The Archaeology of the American Revolution.

The Archaeology of the American Revolution
Author: Veit, Richard F.
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: 973.3 ARCH

Cover of The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation.

The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
Author: Clyburn, James E.
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. 328.73 CLYB

Cover of The Reconstruction Diary of Frances Anne Rollin: A Critical Edition.

The Reconstruction Diary of Frances Anne Rollin: A Critical Edition
Author: Rollin, Frances Anne
Publication Year: 2025
Call Number: S.C. BR754P