A remarkable journey unfolds as a determined entrepreneur rises from humble beginnings to achieve success in Charleston, showcasing the power of sacrifice and vision in building generational wealth and inspiring future generations of business leaders. Michael Roye Bennett's life story is a testament to the transformative power of hard work and resilience. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, to a family of limited means, Bennett faced numerous challenges that could have eas...

Amends Corner presents two gentlemen of extensive commonalities who impacted the world around them well beyond their golfing prowess.Born ten years apart, their paths crossed prior to their passing - just weeks apart in the summer of 2022.The research into their familial and community impact reveals much about life beyond the daunting fairways they negotiated expertly.Their remarkable journeys were purposeful, selfless, and inspiring.

Since its 1670 founding, Charleston has experienced the devastation of wars, economic hardships and natural disasters. And yet, Charlestonians and their city have prevailed through it all. It is in this current generational surge that the Holy City has experienced meteoric success and taken its place on the world stage. This thematic weave of essays drawn from interviews explores those essential personalities who have lifted Charleston to its new perch as a must-see destination--one that i...

Charleston is among the world's most cherished destinations, and its history is told and retold to the mass of travelers in search of the storied, classical southern ambiance touted in a bygone age. The people of Charleston have witnessed this awakening from within, and author W. Thomas McQueeney presents a glimpse of that shared experience through conversational interviews with some of the city's more notable inhabitants. Explore the area's recent past and present by reading about just so...

A life built upon truth is often a life of challenge, when much is at stake. The life of Admiral William L. Schachte, Jr., navigates the waters of truth in a world where shoals of malfeasance are all too common. From Vietnam Swift Boats—to the Black Sea Incident with the Soviet Russians—to the infamous Tailhook Scandal—one man of character connects all three events. He fought in America’s most controversial war, advised our national leaders on international maritime law, and insisted upon ...

When the Declaration of Independence was crafted, it revolutionized geo-political thought across the world. Yet it took many years to resolve centuries-old conflicts of race, creed, and class. On the last day of December 1820, the first Catholic Bishop south of Baltimore stepped from a ship to his new home in Charleston, South Carolina. He had arrived from Cork, Ireland. He had scant resources and very few followers of the Catholic Faith to administer. Much changed over the following decades...

This collection of unfamiliar quotes is meant to humor, charm, and inspire. They are here to relish - from the simple sentiment to the profound postulation. The author has devoted his life to an array of literary forms over sixteen volumes to include histories, biographies, prose, and his popular novel, Disaffections of Time. This unique production arrives from a tattered receptacle utilized over his lifetime - his grandmother's empty stationery box. The fascinating experiences of living j...

Not every life purports a North Star of instruction as experienced at a small southern military college. This is not to say that life's most admired guidelines cannot be engaged elsewhere. However, at The Citadel, there is a definitive and measured four-year avenue to frame the promise of a life well lived. Typically, an eighteen-year-old enters and emerges as a well-rounded, goal-oriented, and ethically-adept twenty-two-year-old. The unique and regimented environment sets the course.

Geechee Gonna Gitcha is the quintessential welcoming compendium of everything Charleston written in a most hilarious and entertaining style. It is meant to provide insight, advice, and factual information to assist those moving to the Low Country at a rate of nearly fifty people per day as of 2018. The book inspects the culture, cuisine, history, architecture, activities, attractions, and ambiance of Americas most historic city. The distinct dialectic language is explored along with the le...

Disaffections of Time is a fictional account of a modern wizard-like savant. The charismatic old man utilizes special powers of connecting seemingly unrelated trivia to discern meaningful solutions from his operational base--a coffee shop booth. His reputation enhances a local following. His encounters include a battered housewife, an illegal immigrant with a birth defect, a minority brick mason whose wife is dying, and a hapless bookie pursued by an organized crime syndicate. These encoun...

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The COVID-19 coronavirus was unanticipated, unwelcome, and unsettling in its far-reaching destruction of life, lifestyles, and the U.S. economy. Its fallout presented Americans with an untimely pause in our busy days, giving us time to contemplate fear of the unseen and unknown. The pandemic would pass, but when? How would it change the United States and, indeed, the world around us? What careers were impacted? What markets were challenged? What will the added debt, both personal and natio...