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David has now combined his love of reading, his love of history and his life experiences into a new career as an author. His memoir, “The Championship“, chronicles his years as a University of South Carolina
The Rice Kings' Book Two Chronicles
Three volume series in historical fiction; “The Rice Kings, Book Two, Charleston.” This series of novels follow the lives, loves, adventures, failures and successes of the Lucas Family during more than 250 years, beginning in the British Empire and the newly created United States of America.
This saga of a British/American family will have you waiting impatiently for the next episode of their adventures.
The Rice Kings, Book Two, Charleston.” This series of novels follow the lives, loves, adventures, failures and successes
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David Henry Lucas was born in Greensboro, N.C., and grew up in the small farming town of Bishopville, S.C. In the fall of 1965, Mr. Lucas attended the University of South Carolina on a football scholarship.
He represented the Department of International Studies at the prestigious S.C.U.S.A.
After a short period in the United States Marine Corp, he was given a medical discharge and returned.
His business career began at Home Federal Savings and Loan as an appraiser and one year
The Rice Kings' Book Two Chronicles
He successfully pursued a private property rights lawsuit to the United States Supreme Court, Lucas vs. South Carolina Coastal Council. He has written a book about that experience, entitled “Lucas vs. The Green Machine”. In 1991, he established and was Chairman of the National Council on Property Rights; a Washington, D.C. based organization formed to promote the protection of private property from unconstitutional takings. Since 1991 he has been a speaker and consultant for numerous individuals and organizations in the property rights arena. A short list of the groups that he has worked with are: The Heritage foundation, The Cato Institute, The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, The Sierra Club, The National Association of Home Builders, The Florida Legislature, The South Carolina Legislature, The Institute for Justice, The Southeastern Legal Foundation, The Federalist Society, The Jefferson Society, McGeorge Law School.
Isle of Palms Development to Transformative
In 1979 he moved to the Isle of Palms, S.C., becoming the contractor for the Isle of Palms Beach and Racquet Club; a 2500 unit planned urban development of 2200 acres with over 2.5 miles of beachfront near Charleston, South Carolina. As the primary “in house” contractor, Mr. Lucas developed and built over 100 million dollars worth of residential projects. In 1984, Mr. Lucas formed a partnership that purchased the resort renamed Wild Dunes. Under Lucas’s direction, the Wild Dunes Resort became the fourteenth largest privately held business in South Carolina with sales of over $100 million annually with total sales within the resort reaching over 300 million dollars during his association with the resort. Wild Dunes remains a highly successful beachfront destination resort with “WORLD CLASS” golf and tennis facilities.
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The Rice Kings' Book Two Chronicles
He successfully pursued a private property rights lawsuit to the United States Supreme Court, Lucas vs. South Carolina Coastal Council. He has written a book about that experience, entitled “Lucas vs. The Green Machine”. In 1991, he established and was Chairman of the National Council on Property Rights; a Washington, D.C. based organization formed to promote the protection of private property from unconstitutional takings. Since 1991 he has been a speaker and consultant for numerous individuals and organizations in the property rights arena. A short list of the groups that he has worked with are: The Heritage foundation, The Cato Institute, The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, The Sierra Club, The National Association of Home Builders, The Florida Legislature, The South Carolina Legislature, The Institute for Justice, The Southeastern Legal Foundation, The Federalist Society, The Jefferson Society, McGeorge Law School.
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Mr. Lucas is married to the former Martha Black from Bamberg, South Carolina. They have three children: Carey, born 1975, Jonathan, born 1977, and Lydia, born 1983.
