Since 1949, the Hornbook has been the definitive, handy reference guide to Virginia history and culture. Its name derives from the early practice of creating an educational tool for children by mounting printed text on a board and covering it with translucent animal horn. Historians, genealogists, librarians, students, editors, government officials, and citizens seeking to answer questions about the past regularly rely on the Hornbook's comprehensive and authoritative information. Among the book's contents are: - A concise history of the commonwealth - Total population figures, 1610-1990 - Lists of all the governors, lieutenant governors, and attorneys general from 1607 to the present - Brief histories of the counties and cities presently in Virginia along with counties formerly in the commonwealth - Concise descriptions of famous houses, places of worship, and other historical sites - Brief histories of the colleges and universities in Virginia. The Hornbook of Virginia History is a must on the bookshelf of everyone who reads, researches, writes, or cares about Virginia history.

The Hornbook of Virginia History: A Ready-Reference Guide to the Old Dominion's People, Places, and Past

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The Library of Virginia

On the day after Ellen Glasgow died an editorial tribute in the Richmond Times-Dispatch opened by stating, "The greatest woman Virginia has produced is dead." In the five decades since her death Ellen Glasgow's fictional chronical of Virginia life between 1860 and 1940 continues to attract academic and general readers alike. Glasgow, woman and author, has proved--and continues to prove--remarkably durable. Regarding Ellen Glasgow: Essays for Contemporary Readers demonstrates that this durability derives not from a single strength but from many elements forged into a sturdy alloy. The eclecticism of the volume's fourteen essays and seven oral-history interviews reflects the braod scope of Glasgow's appeal. Among the contributors are scholars who have made Ellen Glasgow's name and reputation a vital presence in American literature over the past twenty-five years. This volume also introduces the work of a number of young scholars, several of whom are new to Glasgow studies. Each and every essay contains new insights. They reflect the spirit with which, by personal as well artistic example, Glasgow herself resisted the strictures of parochialism and conformity. Scattered throughout Regarding Ellen Glasgow are numerous images that illustrate Glasgow's two Virginia's--the one in which she resided and the one she re-created in her fiction. They underscore the fact that Glasgow is not a relic from an inaccessible past but rather an artist worthy of the attention of contemporary readers.

Regarding Ellen Glasgow: Essays for Contemporary Readers

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The multivolume Dictionary of Virginia Biography is an indispensable tool for teachers, students, librarians, historians, genealogists, museum professionals, and other who need reliable biographical data on a wide range of notable Virginians from bygone days. Based on extensive research in original documents, the completed series will stand as a comprehensive reference work on Virginia and Virginians from all walks of life. Finding aids for the DVB, including classified indexes to occupations and places of birth, are available on the Library of Virginia's Web site.

Dictionary of Virginia Biography: Volume I, Aaroe - Blanchfield

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Virginia's long and rich history is documented by thousands of maps that trace the discovery, settlement, expansion, and growth of the commonwealth, yet no comprehensive atlas of the entire state has ever been published. Virginia in Maps fills that void, providing access to more than 200 color images of the most important maps of the colony and of the state in a single, large-format volume. The atlas's five essays by leading cartographic scholars will make it an essential reference and educational tool.

Virginia in Maps: Four Centuries of Settlement, Growth, and Development

The multivolume Dictionary of Virginia Biography is an indispensable tool for teachers, students, librarians, historians, genealogists, museum professionals, and other who need reliable biographical data on a wide range of notable Virginians from bygone days. Based on extensive research in original documents, the completed series will stand as a comprehensive reference work on Virginia and Virginians from all walks of life. Finding aids for the DVB, including classified indexes to occupations and places of birth, are available on the Library of Virginia's Web site.

Dictionary of Virginia Biography: Volume II, Bland - Cannon

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The multivolume Dictionary of Virginia Biography is an indispensable tool for teachers, students, librarians, historians, genealogists, museum professionals, and others who need reliable biographical data on a wide range of notable Virginians from bygone days. Based on extensive research in original documents, the completed series will stand as a comprehensive reference work on Virginia and Virginians from all walks of life. Finding aids for the DVB, including classified indexes to occupations and places of birth, are available on the Library of Virginia's Web site.

Dictionary of Virginia Biography: Volume III, Caperton - Daniels

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The Hornbook of Virginia History: A Ready-Reference Guide to the Old Dominion's People, Places, and Past

The Hornbook of Virginia History: A Ready-Reference Guide to the Old Dominion's People, Places, and Past

Regarding Ellen Glasgow: Essays for Contemporary Readers

Dictionary of Virginia Biography: Volume I, Aaroe - Blanchfield

Virginia in Maps: Four Centuries of Settlement, Growth, and Development

Dictionary of Virginia Biography: Volume II, Bland - Cannon

Dictionary of Virginia Biography: Volume III, Caperton - Daniels