Praise for Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and Its People

 

McDaniel has meticulously uncovered the many personal connections and stories that help bring this amazing place to life.” Paul Edmondson, President, National Trust for Historic Preservation

By assembling a collection of Drayton Hall’s voices, both Black and White, George McDaniel has given us a powerful glimpse of our past. Their stories illustrate the power of place in America’s history.” – John E. Fleming, Ph.D., Past Chair, American Association for State and Local History

“A landmark publication…reminds us that descendants’ and other stakeholders’ experiences are deeply embedded in historic places.” — Carol B. Cadou, Executive Director, The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America

“Filled with revealing insights…pertinent to understanding the full story of historic places.” – Spencer Crew, Ph.D, Former Interim Director  National Museum of African American History and Culture, The Smithsonian Institution

“A remarkable narrative of one of America’s most significant historic places.”  – Brent D. Glass, Ph.D., Director Emeritus, National Museum of American History, The  Smithsonian Institution

“We interpret our history through the buildings we choose to preserve, but that history is far more than architecture alone. Drayton Hall Stories shows why and is compelling in doing so.”
— Joseph McGill Jr., Founder and Executive Director, The Slave Dwelling Project

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Media Coverage & Reviews

The National Trusts’s Online “Preservation Leadership Forum” – a Q&A with author George McDaniel by Priya Chhaya.   

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"Drayton Hall Stories" is now a 4X Award Winner with the SE Museum Conference's James R. Short Award, the Governor's Award in the Humanities, the SC Preservation Honor Award & the Alexander S. Salley Lifetime Achievement Award.

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