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The Moderates' Dilemma
Massive Resistance to School Desegregation in Virginia
Lassiter, Matthew D., Lewis, Andrew B.In 1958, facing court-ordered integration, Virginia governor J. Lindsay Almond Jr. closed public schools in three cities, one of the first instances of the "massive resistance...
Fishing the Greenbrier Valley
An Angler's Guide
Smith, M. W.While sparsely populated, the Greenbrier Valley is home to some of the richest outdoor recreation resources in the mid-Atlantic. Boasting a combination of unspoiled backcountry...
Williamsburg, Virginia
A City before the State: An Illustrated History
Hamilton-Phillips, Martha, Maccubbin, Robert P.The first comprehensive history of Williamsburg, Virginia, this handsome volume instantly becomes the standard reference on more than three hundred years of the city's...
Catalogue of the Collection of American Art at Randolph-Macon Woman's College
A Selection of Paintings, Drawings and Prints
Williams, Mary Frances[Book description not available]
John Smith's Chesapeake Voyages, 1607-1609
Rountree, Helen C., Clark, Wayne E., Mountford, KentCaptain John Smith's voyages throughout the new world did not end--or, for that matter, begin--with the trip on which he was captured and brought to the great chief Powhatan....
An Illustrated Guide to Eastern Woodland Wildflowers and Trees
350 Plants Observed at Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland
Choukas-Bradley, MelanieA thorough yet user-friendly companion to the authors’ popular paperback Sugarloaf: The Mountain’s History, Geology, and Natural Lore—both books are the result of a ten-year...
Kingsmill Plantation, 1619-1800
Archaeology of Country Life in Colonial Virginia
Kelso, William M.In 1971 William Kelso happened almost by chance on an archaeological find that would open a new door on the rural history of colonial Tidewater Virginia. Erosion had revealed a...
The Fight for Fairfax
Private Citizens and Public Policymaking
Banham, RussThe Fight for Fairfax, first published in 2009, presents the story of a group of local citizens in Fairfax County, Virginia, and their efforts over half a century to invent a...
Guide to the Geology and Natural History of the Blue Ridge Mountains
Spencer, Edgar W.As you travel along the Blue Ridge Parkway, hike the Appalachian Trail, or visit the national and state parks scattered throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains, you will encounter...
The Five George Masons
Copeland, Pamela C., McMaster, Richard K.A Founding Father, a patriot in the Revolutionary War, a delegate from Virginia to the Constitutional Convention, and one of the driving forces behind the creation of the U.S....
The Wild Coast
Exploring the Natural Attractions of the Mid-Atlantic
Badger, Curtis J.The Eastern corridor of the United States may be notorious for overdevelopment, but Curtis J. Badger offers a challenge in his The Wild Coast: Exploring the Natural Attractions...
A Naturalist's Guide to the Virginia Coast
Badger, Curtis J.As Curtis Badger will tell you, "Being a good naturalist has more to do with being an enthusiastic observer than traveling to distant places. It is more a matter of curiosity...
Depression and New Deal in Virginia
The Enduring Dominion
Heinemann, Ronald L.Heinemann skillfully presents the dramatic opposition between the Byrd organization and the proponents of Roosevelt's New Deal. He explains why Virginia voters paradoxically...
Virginia Wine
Four Centuries of Change
Painter, Andrew A.No state can claim a longer history of experimenting with and promoting viticulture than Virginia--nor does any state’s history demonstrate a more astounding record of initial...
Sugarloaf
The Mountain's History, Geology, and Natural Lore
Choukas-Bradley, MelanieListen for the calls of nesting ravens and warblers, watch the growth of wild geranium and black cohosh, and savor the first autumn blush in the tupelo trees. Revel, as did...
Rot, Riot, and Rebellion
Mr. Jefferson's Struggle to Save the University That Changed America
Bowman, Rex, Santos, CarlosThomas Jefferson had a radical dream for higher education. Designed to become the first modern public university, the University of Virginia was envisioned as a liberal campus...
Dare to Dream
How James Madison University Became Coed and Shocked the Basketball World
Campanelli, LouIn 1971, Madison College was a small-town teachers college with around 3,000 students, most of them female. To elevate the college’s visibility and to appeal immediately to...
Society Ties
A History of the Jefferson Society and Student Life at the University of Virginia
Howard, Thomas L. III, Gallogly, Owen W. Society Ties is a history of the University of Virginia’s oldest student organization, the Jefferson Society. Founded in 1825, the Society has counted the likes of...
City of Trees
The Complete Field Guide to the Trees of Washington, D.C., Third Edition
Choukas-Bradley, Melanie, Alexander, PollyWashington, D.C., boasts more than three hundred species of trees from America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and City of Trees has been the authoritative guide for locating,...
Outdoors Year Round
A Guide to Fishing and Hunting in Coastal Virginia and North Carolina
Ausband, Stephen ConradTo the west is a stretch of Interstate 95 running from the D.C. suburbs to the South Carolina state line. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean. What lies in between, a four-...
Seashore Chronicles
Three Centuries of the Virginia Barrier Island
Barnes, Brooks M., Truitt, Barry R.ASSATEAGUE, Chincoteague, Parramore, Smith's, Hog, Wallop's: The names of Virginia's isolated barrier islands evoke their beauty and wildness, their dynamic ecology. Drawing...
The Virginia Landmarks Register
Loth, CalderThe fourth edition of The Virginia Landmarks Register is an entirely new, fully illustrated compilation of the state's buildings, structures, sites, and districts that have...
Lake Fishing in Virginia
Gooch, BobLake Brittle, Gardy’s Millpond, Powhatan Ponds, Keokee Lake, Lake Shenandoah... The number of lakes that offer great fishing in Virginia is substantial, from 3-acre Phelps Pond...
In Good Keeping
Virginia's Folklife Apprenticeships
Lohman, JonPairing experienced master artists with eager learners, folklife apprenticeships in Virginia help ensure that a particular art form is passed on in ways that are conscious of...