Lowcountry

Lowcountry: Portrait of a Place takes you on a journey along the southern coastal plain with antebellum plantations, windswept barrier islands, marshy tidelands, and island chains where the history, culture, and geography of the 100-mile stretch of coast runs along the eastern seaboard of South Carolina and Georgia. With Charleston and Savannah, two of the country's most historically rich cities anchoring this region, the Lowcountry runs from enchanting to eccentric.

LOWCOUNTRY: PORTRAIT OF A PLACE travels through the history, culture, and geography of the 100-mile stretch of coast between South Carolina and Georgia. With Charleston and Savannah, two of the countrys most historically rich cities flanking this region, the Lowcountry runs from enchanting to eccentric.

Frances Mayes is the author of the "New York Times" bestsellers Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscanny, as well as five books of poetry. Edward Mayes is the author of Works and Days and five other books of poetry. He is director of the Creative Writing Program at Santa Clara University. They live in San Francisco and Cortona, Italy.
Bob Krist is the author of Spirit of Place: The Art of the Traveling Photographer. His international photography has appeared in "National Geographic Traveler," "Smithsonian," "Islands," and many other publications. A contributing editor at "National Geographic Traveler" and "Popular Photography," he lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania.