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Happened in Virginia by Emilee Hines Little-known, fascinating stories from Virginia’s intriguing past including: seeking the Beale treasure, a massive bank embezzlement by the unlikliest of thieves, the Richmond theater fire, a cigarette rollingmachine that sparked a vast tobacco fortune, Bacon’s Rebellion, Gabriel’s slave insurrection, how the Barter Theater started, the dancer named Bojangles, Virginia’s notorious modern-day spy, and more. 6” x 9” 144 pages, index, paperbound #447 It Happened in VA $9.95  |
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Lost Virginia Vanished Architecture of the Old Dominion
by Bryan Clark Green, Calder Loth, and William M. S. Rasmussen A terrrific way to learn about Virginia’s history. This oversized, hardbound book is lavishly illustrated with over 300 vintage photos, each accompanied by a detailed description of the structure, its history, and what happened to it. Here are exquisite mansions and humble slave quarters; home of the famous and infamous with architecture ranging from staid Georgian to gingerbread Victorian. Included are George Washington's 16-sided barn and Frank Lloyd Wright's Larkin Company Pavilion. Plus prisons, forts, schools, city halls, hotels, churches, offices, and more. 9” x 12" 222 pages, index, illustrated, hardbound #441 Lost Virginia $37.50 |
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Virginia Folk Legends Edited by Thomas E. Barden Here are hundreds of legends including haunted houses, Railroad Bill, “Justice John” Crutchfield, lost silver mines, the curse of the carbine, Indian yarns, devil dogs, witches, and unusual events, are among the stories in this entertaining book. Folklorist Thomas E. Barden brings to light these delightful tales, most of which have never been in print. 6” x 9” 348 pages, paperbound #318 VA Folk Legends $18.95 |
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George Washington's Mount Vernon by Benson J. Lossing This hardbound book is a facsimile of the 1870 volume. The author, Benson Lossing, was primarily an artist who annotated his original work with line drawings of people involved with Mount Vernon, the out buildings, details of furnishings and clothing, The narrative describes how the land was originally deeded, how the mansion was designed and built, how Washington came to own it, and the lifestyle of George Washington at Mt. Vernon. 6½" x 9½" 446 pages, index, illustrated, hardbound #04 Mount Vernon $10.95 |
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Virginia–The
New Dominion–A history from 1607 to the present by Virginius Dabney Published in 1971, Mr. Dabney describes the events and personalities, both good and bad, thae make up the long and exciting Virginia story. Previous historians emphasized the English settlers, whereas Dabney gives due recognition to the Germans, Scotch-Irish, African-Americans, and the French Huguenots, oach of whom made lasting contributions to the development of Virginia. 6" x 9" 629 pages, index, photos, maps, paperbound #399 VA–New Dominion $29.95 |
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Quilts of Virginia 1607-1899 The Birth of America
Through the Eyes of a Needle Presented
by the Virginia Consortium of Quilters This organization of quilters has published this book as their part in commemorating Virginia's 400th anniversary. Here are over 270 beautiful historic quilts and ephemerea in over 325 color and vintage photos. From quilted armor of the 17th century to crazy quilts of the 19th century, these personal family and museum treasures include homespun work of slaves and fancy work of freed women and First Ladies. Doubly informative as the text contains backgrounds of each quilt and a running history of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Also contains a glossary of quilter's terms, a timeline of VA history, and a list of places where quilts are displayed. 8½" X 11" 168 pages, index, fully illustrated, paperbound ISBN 0-7643-2465-9 #120 Quilts of Virginia $29.95  |
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Seashore Chronicles
Three Centuries of the Virginia Barrier Islands Today most of the barrier islands are nature preserves with no human habitation. Consequently it may come as a surprise to learn that virtually all these islands once had settlements, most of which failed. This book is a collection of articles about many of the island written by historians, travel writers, artists, and people who journeyed there fore pleasure or imagines profits. Contents include: stories on Smith Island by George Washington Parke Custis and his grandson Robert E. Lee; Chincoteague by Howard Pyle; Cobb's Island by Joseph F. Morgan; Revel's Island by George Shiras III, Robb's Island by Lynn Meekins, & more. 6" x 9" 249 pages, index, photos, paperbound #94 Seashore Chronicles $14.95 |
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