Cote, Richard N.

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COTE, Richard N.

COTE, Richard N. American, b. 1945. Genres: Genealogy/Heraldry, History, Local history/Rural topics. Career: Freelance writer, 1971-; freelance photographer and historical researcher in Manitowoc, WI, 1971-79; South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, project director, field archivist, and historical writer, 1979-80; County of Charleston, SC, director of micrographics, 1982-85; writer. Publications: (comp.) Local and Family History in South Carolina: A Bibliography, 1981; (comp.) The Dictionary of South Carolina Biography, 1983; Ports, Power, and Trade: A History of the South Carolina State Ports Authority, 1991; Love by Mail: The International Guide to Personal Advertising, 1992; Jewel of the Cotton Fields: An Architectural and Social History of Secessionville Manor, 1995; Safe House: The Compelling Memoirs of the Only CIA Spy to Seek Asylum in Russia, 1995; Rice and Ruin: The William Bull Pringles and the Death of the South Carolina Rice Culture, 1800-1884, 1995. Author of "Calumet County Ancestors" and "Manitowoc County Ancestors," genealogy columns in Wisconsin newspapers. Contributor to periodicals. Address: P.O. Box 1898, Mount Pleasant, SC 29465-1898, U.S.A.