Author: Frances Lillian JonesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Haunted Prince William County
Author: Andrew L. MillsPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439671141
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
With a nearly three-hundred-year history, Prince William County has its share of haunted tales and scary spots. Ghosts still haunt the battlefield at Manassas, including the Ben Lomond Plantation, site of a Civil War-era hospital. The jailhouse in Brentsville keeps many of its captives in ghostly form. The Weems Botts House, home of George Washington's biographer, Parson Weems, is still haunted by the spirit of one of its owners. Local author and historian Andrew Mills narrates the best and creepiest tales of hauntings throughout the county.
Beverley (Chapman's) Mill, Thoroughfare Gap, Virginia
Author: Frances Lillian JonesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County
Author: Kristen GreenPublisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062268694
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
The provocative true story of one Virginia school system’s refusal to integrate after the US Supreme Court declared school segregation unconstitutional. A New York Times Bestseller A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year In the wake of the Supreme Court’s unanimous Brown v. Board of Education decision, Virginia’s Prince Edward County refused to obey the law. Rather than desegregate, the county closed its public schools, locking and chaining the doors. The community’s white leaders quickly established a private academy, commandeering supplies from the shuttered public schools to use in their all-white classrooms. Meanwhile, black parents had few options: keep their kids at home, move across county lines, or send them to live with relatives in other states. For five years, the schools remained closed. Kristen Green, a longtime newspaper reporter, grew up in Farmville and attended Prince Edward Academy, which did not admit black students until 1986. In her journey to uncover what happened in her hometown before she was born, Green tells the stories of families divided by the school closures and of 1,700 black children denied an education. As she peels back the layers of this haunting period in our nation’s past, her own family’s role—no less complex and painful—comes to light. Praise for Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County “[Green’s] thoughtful book is a gift to a new generation of readers who need to know this story.” —Washington Post “A gripping narrative. . . . [Green’s] writing is powerful and persuasive.” —New York Times Book Review “Intimate and candid.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch “Not easily forgotten.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind
Author: Andrew J. O’ShaughnessyPublisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813946492
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 503
Book Description
Already renowned as a statesman, Thomas Jefferson in his retirement from government turned his attention to the founding of an institution of higher learning. Never merely a patron, the former president oversaw every aspect of the creation of what would become the University of Virginia. Along with the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, he regarded it as one of the three greatest achievements in his life. Nonetheless, historians often treat this period as an epilogue to Jefferson’s career. In The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind, Andrew O’Shaughnessy offers a twin biography of Jefferson in retirement and of the University of Virginia in its earliest years. He reveals how Jefferson’s vision anticipated the modern university and profoundly influenced the development of American higher education. The University of Virginia was the most visible apex of what was a much broader educational vision that distinguishes Jefferson as one of the earliest advocates of a public education system. Just as Jefferson’s proclamation that "all men are created equal" was tainted by the ongoing institution of slavery, however, so was his university. O’Shaughnessy addresses this tragic conflict in Jefferson’s conception of the university and society, showing how Jefferson’s loftier aspirations for the university were not fully realized. Nevertheless, his remarkable vision in founding the university remains vital to any consideration of the role of education in the success of the democratic experiment.
Black & Brown Faces in America's Wild Places
Author: Dudley EdmondsonPublisher: Adventurekeen
ISBN: 9781591931737
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Dudley Edmondson believes it is critical for people of color to get involved in nature conservation. He sought out 20 African Americans with connections to nature. The result is a compelling look at issues important to the future of public lands.
The Confederate Blockade of Washington, D.C., 1861-1862
Author: Mary Alice WillsPublisher: White Mane Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781572490789
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Confederate land batteries along the Potomac River cut off Washington, D.C., President Lincoln's seat of government, from communication by sea during the Civil War's first year. Those grey artillerymen forced his administration to rely on just one single-track branch line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for all its needs. Despite the presence of a Federal naval flotilla patrolling the Potomac River, and the army's forty plus forts built for defense of the capital, the port of Washington was closed. And so Washington's population experienced severe shortages during the winter of 1861-1862. Lincoln, anxious to lift the blockade, personally took the initiative and ordered the army and navy to work together to reopen the Potomac.
Prince William County
Author: D'Anne A. EvansPublisher:
ISBN: 9780898657722
Category : Prince William County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
A History of Prince William County
Author: George B. BrownPublisher:
ISBN: 9780979215506
Category : Prince William County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Prince William County
Author: Prince William County/Manassas Convention and Visitors BureauPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439635463
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Prince William County, just south of Washington, D.C., has changed dramatically over the years. The area welcomes thousands of visitors annually to historic sites and is home to thousands more residents. This volume takes readers on a journey through the county that preserves its past with an eye to the future.
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