Virginia Books

The biography of Pioneer Baptist preacher, John Taylor (1752-1835, Virginia-Kentucky) was superbly researched and written by Chester Raymond Young, the editor. His annotation of John's pithy, and sometimes rambling discourse, on his 10 Baptist Churches in the Bluegrass and Ohio R. region of early Kentucky, really helps one to understand the history of the pioneer settlers. By reading the biography first, one gains a much deeper appreciation of who the people and family members are, whom John Taylor mentions in his book. This is a treasure trove for both geneologists and students of religion.

Our adorable children are at times handfuls... and that is just what the sneaky Baron finds out when he kidnaps the Duke and Dutchess' children. What begins as the Baron's great scheme to gain riches slowly turns into a plea from the Baron for mercy as he slowly sends children back to the Duke having been overcome by their rumpus and mischief. It is a fun book from cover to cover and a must read for children 5 to 8.

I gave this to my father who played with the Richmond Braves in the mid 1950's. He loved the book and it brought back some fond memories for him.

The Battle of McDowell is the first of it's kind in the respect that it is devoted to the history of this important battle in Highland County, Virginia. Anyone interested in further details of the battle may e-mail me at 7thcav@va.tds.net and I will do my best to answer their questions. I thank you, Richard L. Armstrong. P. S. - Yes, I am that Richard L. Armstrong.

I own two of these maps so far. I can honestly say that I want all of them. I love maps but not just any will do. These are not only beautiful but as near as I can tell, accurate. These are great to use with civil war books short on good detailed maps or just to keep your bearing while you read. There are no military markings on these but if one were to laminate and use map markers, voila. Gotta have these.

I really enjoyed this book. My favorite part is when Hattie goes to the old mine and sees all of the bats flying out. It proves that peoples ideas and personalities can change. I would recommend reading it if you have some free time. Overall I would rate this book EXCELLENT!

This book was a gift for my husband and he couldn't put it down when he first opened it.

First published in 1936, Black Thnder was widely and favorably reviewed, but - as the author writes in his introduction to this edition - "the theme of self-assertion by black men whose endurance is strained to the breaking point wat not one that readers of fiction were prepared to contemplate at the time."

The young Richard Wright, in reviewing the book for Partisan Review, commented as follows: "Black Thunder is the true story of a slave insurrection that failed. But in his telling of the story of that failure Bontemps manages to reveal and dramatize through the character of his protagonist, Gabriel, a quality of folk courage unparalleled in the proletarian literature of this country.... Black Thunder sounds a new note in Negro fiction, thereby definitely extending the boundaries and ideology of the Negro novel." -- from book's back cover

Peter brings to one source as much information about the history as possible. He obviously did much research in not only tracking down the possible existence of TJBeale, but also in the plausability of such a treasure even existing. I highly recommend the book to any newcomer to the treasure story as it will save countless hours (if not months) of research.

Good job Peter!

I am not sure if this has gone past the third edition. I am searching for a more recent version and only hope I can find one. The photographs are wonderful; the descriptions enticing. This is a super guide for anyone looking for bed and breakfast accommodations in Virginia. I am a B&B nut and frequently refer to this book. If anyone hasn't yet stayed in a B&B, they will once they look through this publication! A note to the publishers: please update this soon!