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In 2004 Mark R. Jones, a Charleston (SC) tour guide grew tired of reading boring and
redundant books about "America's most historic city" - Charleston. Each year dozens of
books are published about the Holy City, but in Mark's words, most of those books are
basically "recycling garbage", meaning that the books are depressingly similar. How many
more books does the world need about Charleston's
* role in the Civil War?
* houses, gardens and churches?
* high society?
* ghosts and legends?
"NONE" was Mark's response. So he looked around to discover a subject matter that had
never been covered, and the two WICKED CHARLESTON books are the result.
WICKED CHARLESTON: THE DARK SIDE OF THE HOLY CITY (2005) covers the debauchery and
sinful life of the founding fathers of the Carolina colony. From the Merry Monarch, King
Charles II, to Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper, "the greatest whoremaster in England", and
dozens of wayward ministers. Learn while Charleston was considered to be "intemperate
and full of debauchery" and was considered to be "the Sodom and Gormorrah of the
South."
WICKED CHARLESTON, VOL. II: PROSTITUTES, POLITICS & PROHIBITION (2006) follows the
exploits of politically connected madams, gangsters, cross-dressing killers and
transvestite socialites.
Jones, a long time frustrated novelist, decided to delve into non-fiction, specifically, the
dark side of Charleston history - sex, murder and sin. Four years later Jones has turned his
love of Charleston's wicked history in a full time career. In addition to researching and
writing four books in four years, Jones operates Black Cat Tours, which offers day and
night time walking tours which specialize in showing the OTHER side of the Holy City.
Mark has been featured on MSNBC, CMT, and NPR. He has also been a guest on the
Asheville (NC) based radio show, Speaking of Strange, hosted by Joshua P. Warren and a
guest on Michael Feldman's Whad' Ya Know? radio show on NPR.
redundant books about "America's most historic city" - Charleston. Each year dozens of
books are published about the Holy City, but in Mark's words, most of those books are
basically "recycling garbage", meaning that the books are depressingly similar. How many
more books does the world need about Charleston's
* role in the Civil War?
* houses, gardens and churches?
* high society?
* ghosts and legends?
"NONE" was Mark's response. So he looked around to discover a subject matter that had
never been covered, and the two WICKED CHARLESTON books are the result.
WICKED CHARLESTON: THE DARK SIDE OF THE HOLY CITY (2005) covers the debauchery and
sinful life of the founding fathers of the Carolina colony. From the Merry Monarch, King
Charles II, to Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper, "the greatest whoremaster in England", and
dozens of wayward ministers. Learn while Charleston was considered to be "intemperate
and full of debauchery" and was considered to be "the Sodom and Gormorrah of the
South."
WICKED CHARLESTON, VOL. II: PROSTITUTES, POLITICS & PROHIBITION (2006) follows the
exploits of politically connected madams, gangsters, cross-dressing killers and
transvestite socialites.
Jones, a long time frustrated novelist, decided to delve into non-fiction, specifically, the
dark side of Charleston history - sex, murder and sin. Four years later Jones has turned his
love of Charleston's wicked history in a full time career. In addition to researching and
writing four books in four years, Jones operates Black Cat Tours, which offers day and
night time walking tours which specialize in showing the OTHER side of the Holy City.
Mark has been featured on MSNBC, CMT, and NPR. He has also been a guest on the
Asheville (NC) based radio show, Speaking of Strange, hosted by Joshua P. Warren and a
guest on Michael Feldman's Whad' Ya Know? radio show on NPR.
| ALL MATERIAL © MARK R. JONES, 2008-2010. Ten out of 10 doctors agree ... virginity has a cure!. |
| "A man with an erection heeds no advice." - Samuel Pepys, 1669 "A man with an erection needs no advice." - Mark Jones, 2007 |
| History is not boring, but some history teachers are. |
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