{"product_id":"captain-william-hilton-and-the-founding-of-hilton-head-island-paperback","title":"Captain William Hilton and the Founding of Hilton Head Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDwayne Pickett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Dwayne W. Pickett details the life of William Hilton, his exploration of the Carolina coast and the founding of an iconic island.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind the pristine beaches and world renown of Hilton Head Island lies a history that dates back to the early exploration of the nation. In 1663, William Hilton, a mariner born in England, was hired by a group in Barbados to find new lands for them to settle. Hilton led an exploration of the Port Royal Sound area, where he named a high bluff of land Hiltons Head as a navigational marker for future sailors. The island began as a sparsely populated area on the fringe of English settlement in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, when it was called Trench's Island on some maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDwayne Pickett is a professional archaeologist and has a master's degree in anthropology from the College of William \u0026amp; Mary, with a concentration in historical archaeology. He has been conducting historical research as well as excavations for more than twenty-five years. He has authored or coauthored numerous reports and articles and is also the coauthor of The European Struggle to Settle North America: Colonizing Attempts by England, France and Spain, 1521-1608. In 2007, he cofounded Pickett Educational Resources LLC, which specializes in educational products and services that help bring history alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53463965008179,"sku":"9781467141918","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/GzXoQDZ_Nh9781467141918.webp?v=1781570602","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/captain-william-hilton-and-the-founding-of-hilton-head-island-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}