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• United States Notes (real U.S. Dollars) are what can be called "lawful tender", meaning that they have both a legal and substance value (being defined in the Coinage Act of 1792 [which has never been amended or appealed and is still in full force of law] as 1/10th oz of gold).
  
• Federal Reserve Notes (funny money) are just "legal tender", meaning that they are a fiat currency; a Federal dictum states that we must accept them as though they were equal to $1 U.S. Note, or 1/10th an oz. of gold.
  
  1/10th an oz of gold is worth $108 today. Let's see how much $1 in 1932 (prior to the bankruptcy of the U.S.) would be worth today over at the Inflation Calculator:
  
  "What would cost $8.00 in 1932 would cost $108 in 2008." So yes, the Federal Reserve Note (FRN) has devalued 93% since then. That we pretend that $1 FRN is equal to $1 USD is a joke. That the international symbol for FRNs is USDs is an even bigger joke.
  
  How FRNs enslave you in more ways than you could possibly imagine, and how getting out from under them completely can give you a lot more freedom, I implore you to read the book They Own It All (Including You)!: By Means of Toxic Currency.
  

The Last Rice Planter is a novel set in the post Civil War south. It looks to have pretty strong reviews on Amazon and, as of right now, is only $4.99.

Full disclosure: my uncle wrote that book. He worked on it, as far as I know, at least the last 18 years (when I read an excerpt) and my parents said even longer. I'm pretty sure it was almost completely written on a typewriter and transcribed by my aunt. It's a little odd to see it available on Kindle.

(While I'm plugging for family: here's a photo book of the Lowcountry.)

Then go to Table Rock NC. Climbs from 5.2 to 5.10, 1 to 3 pitches. Also Looking Glass; rated harder but pure friction climbing and a good place to link up with other climbers. Get Climber's Guide to North Carolina. If you are near Columbia check out the climbing wall at the Stronghold and visit Adventure Carolina in Cayce, they organize climbing trips on weekends.

I'll definitely check that out! I'm really interested in the lowcountry rice plantations. One book I'm planning on reading soon is Down by the Riverside by Charles Joyner, about slave life on rice plantations.

Given President Obama's approval rating and the low unemployment rate, a Democrat is much more likely to win right now. Debates don't actually have a long-term effect on voter perception of candidates.

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You should check out Robert Siegler's four books on South Carolina units, it's very comprehensive (down to individual company commanders in many cases) and breaks SC down regionally. Here's a link to one of them. It might also do you some good to contact the Relic Room in Columbia.

If I can point out any more SC specific Civil War resources let me know.

Brian Ray is a SC author: http://www.amazon.com/Through-The-Pale-Door-Brian/dp/1891885782

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I'd no idea how rare it was, I just found it on Amazon for $122.93 new. I bought mine at Adams in USC for less than $20 in '98 I think... I want to say I gave it away when my oldest son started learning to read, I was afraid he may have read it and never slept again.