Although she never married, Great-aunt May had a full life with children, friends, children, travel, and children--a life of gracious plenty.

Gracious Plenty

Palmer, Kate Salley

Children's Books

Simon&Schuster

A Gracious Plenty is a children's picture book I wrote and illustrated about my great aunt May Zeigler who lived alone, but had many treasures that we, her great nieces loved - her books, her life's experiences and stories, and her pleasant home that we visited almost every day. May came to our home often, especially after church on Sunday, and my memories of her are vivid, and will never be forgotten. She was born in 1882, graduated with a masters degree from Columbia University in New York City, taught psychology for many years at the University of Georgia in Athens, and retired to Orangeburg, SC. Her life was rich and she shared much with her family. She had, she said,

A Gracious Plenty

Warbranch Pr Inc

Recounts how the palmetto tree became a South Carolina state symbol following the Battle of Fort Moultrie fought off the South Carolina coast in 1776.

Palmetto - Symbol of Courage

History

In Growing Up Cartoonist in the Baby-Boom South, Kate Salley Palmer relates her unique and often funny adventures as a political cartoonist in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as her efforts “to stay married and raise decent children” while making the 35-mile daily commute from her home in Clemson, SC, to the job she loved (at The Greenville News in Greeville, SC). Growing Up Cartoonist in the Baby-Boom South is part funny, bittersweet memoir, part visual romp, with fully half of its pages devoted to reproductions of Palmer's cartoons and drawings—including several recent creations appearing in print for the first time.

Growing Up Cartoonist in the Baby-boom South: A Memoir And Cartoon Retrospective

Arts & Photography

Clemson Univ Pr

More than 500 years ago, a tribe of Native Americans lived peacefully next to a river in an area called Cofitachequi, near what is now Camden, South Carolina. A kind and generous woman, who was a member of the Otter Clan, ruled this tribe. She became known as the Lady of Cofitachequi. All the people of the tribe and animals in the area loved the Lady. 
An adoring otter tells this true historical account of what happened to the Lady and her kin when Spanish explorers led by Hernando de Soto came looking for gold and silver. De Soto demanded that the tribe hand over precious metals and gems, but all the people had to offer were freshwater pearls and copper. In anger de Soto ordered his army to loot the temples and take all the food. Before leaving, they took the Lady captive and forced her to go with them. Otter watched with tears in his eyes as the Lady was taken away. 
Where did the Lady of Cofitachequi go, and would Otter and the people of the town ever see her again?

The Lady of Cofitachequi: A South Carolina Native American Folktale (Young Palmetto Books)

Biographies

University of South Carolina Press