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Stories Set in South Carolina
Charleston spires, Myrtle Beach summers and Civil War first shots — South Carolina glows lowcountry gold. Its stories sway from plantations to boardwalk nights.
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Browse 118 books, 45 movies, 1 TV show and 2 games set in South Carolina.
The Patriot
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to…
Glory
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
Dear John
While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah who…
The Mark of Athena
Annabeth is terrified. Just when she's about to be reunited with Percy—after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera—it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo…
The Secret Life of Bees
Set in South Carolina in 1964 this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father Lily flees with…
Turning Angel
After winning the most dangerous case of his career, prosecutor Penn Cage decides to remain in his Southern hometown to raise his young daughter in a safe haven. But nowhere is truly safe -- not from long-buried…
The Secret Life of Bees
Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted black…
Radio
High school football coach Harold Jones befriends Radio a mentally-challenged man who becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson South Carolina. Their friendship extends over several decades where Radio…
Slither
A small town is taken over by an alien plague turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.
Before We Were Yours
Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy…
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