Sweetgrass

The New York Times–bestselling author paints an intimate portrait of a family’s struggle to come together and protect their historic South Carolina home.

Sweetgrass is a historic tract of land in South Carolina that has been home to the Blakely family for eight generations. But Sweetgrass—named for the indigenous grass that grows in the area—is in trouble. Taxes are skyrocketing. Bulldozers are lev...