The Santee Delta Waters & Voices

Every day people drive across the Santee Delta, unaware of the bountiful naturalresources and complex history surrounding them. Bob Raynor paints a portrait of thefertile grounds that fostered the development of tidal rice culture with an enslavedlabor force to carry out brutal and often fatal work.Raynor utilizes his personal investigations on the water and on foot to highlightthe Delta's crucial role in the environmental and economic development of SouthCarolina. The Santee Delta: Waters and Voices takes an in-depth exploration of thisarea through a narrative, including the storytelling of historical events and Raynor'sexperiences in this fascinating Lowcountry world.