SUGGESTED READING MATERIAL

The following is a list of books which give insight into the history of Edgefield County. Many of these can be purchased from the

Chapman, John The History of Edgefield County 1897 Overview of county history at the end of the 19th century with many stories

Simkins, Francis Butler Pitchfork Ben Tillman 1944 Biography of the Edgefield farmer who became a political powerhouse in South Carolina

Burton, Orville Vernon In My Father’s House 1985 Social and economic history of the Edgefield District in the mid-19th century

Edmunds, John B., Jr. Francis W. Pickens 1986 Biography of Francis Pickens, First War Governor of South Carolina

Booraem, Henrik V. The Early History of Johnston 1993 History of the founding of the railroad town

Butterfield, Fox All God’s Children 1995 Story of a violent murderer and his heritage in the Edgefield District

Dorn, T. Felder The Guns of Meeting Street 2001 Detailed account of the tragic 1941 family feud between two families in the county

Lewis, Elizabeth W. Queen of the Confederacy 2002 Biography of Lucy Holcombe Pickens, wife of South Carolina Governor Francis Pickens

Bass, Jack & M. Thompson Strom 2005 Biography of Strom Thurmond, South Carolina’s Legendary Leader

Todd, Leonard Carolina Clay 2008 The Life and Legend of the Slave Potter Dave