Wicked Charleston, Volume 2 by Mark Jones

Wicked Charleston, Volume 2 by Mark Jones

In this follow-up volume, Mark R. Jones uncovers the seedy and wicked past of Charleston: Prostitutes, Politics and Prohibition.

The city of Charleston, South Carolina, with its matchless Southern charm, has sparkled gem-like on the Carolina coast for more than three hundred years. The Holy City, as it is known, has been a cherished home to generations and an inviting destination for visitors from all over the world, who come to tour its celebrated historic sites and to bask in both the warm sun and the famous Southern hospitality. But below the gleaming surface of Charleston, there has always been a darker side--a second history that has been hidden and denied by those who retell the city's story, and by those who have lived it. Charleston has played host to a wide variety of unsavory characters, and has seen scores of sordid deeds played out on its cobbled streets, beneath flickering gaslights. Wicked Charleston, Volume 2: Prostitutes, Politics and Prohibition is a captivating companion to Mark Jones's hugely popular Wicked Charleston. In this new book, Jones reveals more of the city's seedy history--from drinking and prostitution to murder and crooked politics--offering a rarely seen glimpse of a sinister side of Charleston's past.

Mark R. Jones was born in South Carolina and is a ninth-generation South Carolinian. He is a licensed City of Charleston tour guide for Palmetto Carriage and Bulldog Walking Tours, where he leads daytime history and evening ghost excursions. Mark is also one of a small handful of guides who leads Bulldog's Dark Side of Charleston Tour, the tour that inspired the Wicked Charleston books. The Dark Side is Charleston's only non-ghost evening tour. Mark leads twenty excursions per week on average, for a total of one thousand per year.

Wicked Charleston: The Evil Side of the Holy City is his first book, and it tells the narrative of Charles Towne's creation from a unique perspective: drinking, prostitution, and murder. The Charleston Post and Courier dubbed the book a strong (if a little tipsy) basis for the upcoming celebration. Mark is always on the lookout for fresh juicy Charleston stories in his spare time. Mark's website, www.wickedcharleston.net, contains information about him, his books, tours, personal blog, and speaking engagements.