Carolina Chansons: Legends Of The Low Country

Carolina Chansons: Legends of the Low Country

by DuBose Heyward

Carolina Chansons is a collection of poems by DuBose Heyward that celebrate the culture and history of Charleston and the South Carolina Lowcountry. Heyward was a Charleston native who was deeply influenced by the Gullah culture of the Sea Islands. His poems are full of vivid imagery and rich language that captures the beauty and complexity of the Lowcountry. Carolina Chansons is an important work of Southern literature that offers a unique perspective on the region's history and culture.

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