Crucible of Carolina : Essays in the Development of Gullah Language and Culture, Paperback by Montgomery, Michael (EDT), ISBN 0820331155, ISBN-13 9780820331157, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

Ten essays explore the connections between the language and culture of South Carolina&;s barrier islands, West Africa, the Caribbean, and England. The work covers such topics as names and naming, the language of religious rituals, basket-making traditions, creole discourse patterns, and the grammatical morphology of Gullah.