Friends of Waccamaw Library Newsletter: Summer Book Sale Silent Auction Items

In addition to a great selection of adult and children's books, as well as puzzles, we have some amazing

SILENT AUCTION ITEMS

The Historical Atlas of the Rice Plantations of Georgetown County and the Santee River is the definitive cartographic and historical resource for South Carolina's lowcountry. Published by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, it meticulously documents the region's antebellum plantation landscape.

Core Features of the Atlas:

Detailed Mapping: Features highly accurate historical maps that outline the exact boundaries of hundreds of individual rice plantations along the Waccamaw, Pee Dee, Black, and Santee Rivers.
Plantation Ownership: Traces the chains of ownership for each property, including vital genealogical and historical data on the rice planters who shaped the region's economy.
Enslaved Populations: Provides in-depth context regarding the enslaved labor force that built, maintained, and operated these vast, historically significant agricultural operations.

Availability and Access:

It is an out-of-print, highly collectible, and comprehensive 800+ page reference book. Copies are rare and command premium prices.

Own a Piece of Disney History!

Place your bid on this Original Production Cel and Clean-up Drawing from the episode “The Return of Jafar” of the Walt Disney Television animated series “Disney’s Aladdin The Series” (1994-95). The image captures a tender moment between Aladdin and Jasmine. The silver Walt Disney Television Animation Art seal appears on both images. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity on the back.

Beautiful Hand-crafted Bowl

This stunning ceramic bowl was designed and created especially for FOWL by Ginger Hayes and Robin Heath. Ginger and Robin are local artists whose works can be found in Whiskey Moon.

Brookgreen Gardens History and Sculpture

Essential for the complete enjoyment of this wonderland of gardens and sculpture, these books provide a guide to the artists and the mission of the largest and most comprehensive outdoor collection of figurative sculpture by American artists in the world.

Gullah History and Culture

The history of the Gullah people both horrifies and inspires. These books share the story of this remarkable culture from the days of slavery to modern expressions of artistry.

Pawleys Island Memories

“The same simple pleasures,” as local historian Lee Brockington states, unite the earliest inhabitants of Pawleys Island to those just arriving. Both those who have grown up here and those coming and going will learn much they never knew about a part of the Low Country we all love. Books by Frank and Brockington are signed.

Eudora Welty Tribute

The companion piece to the Mississippi Public Broadcasting 2024 documentary film, the book Eudora is a must for fans of one of the South’s greatest writers. Filled with her friends’ and family’s stories, and with Eudora’s incredible photographs, the book traces the life of this witty, insightful, and creative woman. Signed by all three authors.

Includes a biography by Carolyn J. Brown, A Daring Life.