True life stories told by the police officer that lived them.

The Exciting Things I Remember About My Life The Rest I Forgot

BUCK

A. V.

Maddra

The Dietz Press

Scottsville on the James: An Informal History

Moore, Virginia

Don't Carry Me Back: Narratives by Former Virginia Slaves

Duke, Maurice

Civilized Men is a fact-based novel that needed to be written. In contrast to the familiar and almost entirely fictional story of Pocahontas and John Smith, the hitherto untold truth of what happened in Virginia in 1610 between the English and the Native Americans they called savages led all the way to the tragedy at Wounded Knee in 1890. By seeing the events through the eyes of two young English brothers, the reader can take sides, following one brother true to his English heritage and the other forsaking it in defense on the Indians' way of life. This is the story of the clash between one civilization and another, and one religion and another. The brutalities common in England in the 17th century contrast with ritual-related penalities acceptable to the Indians. Neither side understood the other, but both put their trust in a god. The fictional brothers, Will and John Jefferys, thread their way through the often horrifying and traumatic events of the year, each finding solace in the arms of women-Will with Jamestown widow, Maggie Beale, and John with Tarapoto, sister of the Paspahegh queen whom the English murdered. All the other principal players were real people doing what comtemporary records say they did. Of necessity, however, their dialogue has been recreated, but motives and attitudes have followed the truth as closely as the sources permit.

Civilized Men A James Towne Tragedy

History

Ivor Noel-Hume

World

These 37 plates from Sidney E. King's collection tell the story of the beginning of Jamestown. With King's paintings and Crutchfield's narratives, the reader gains a greater understanding of the first settlers living in the New World.

Tribute to an Artist, The Jamestown Paintings of Sidney E. King

James Crutchfield

Americas

In her second book on modern Indian culture, the late Sandra Waugaman reveals the continuing effort of Indian women from today's Eastern Virignia tribes to preserve and extend the heritage of their strong and talented women ancestors.

Beyond Pocahontas: Her Heritage Continues

Sandra Waugaman

The amazing story of St. John's evolution from the first church at Kecoughtan in 1610 to its current role as a vibrant member of Hampton's religious community.

How Firm A Foundation, The 400-Year History of Hampton Virginia's St. John's Episcopal Church The Oldest Anglican parish in the Americas

James Tormey

"If you ever wanted to know about the beginnings of baseball in America and its connection to Petersburg, this is your book. It is the most complete compendium of knowledge, history, personal stories and statistics that you will ever find. While it is an encyclopedia of information, it's so much more than just the runs batted in, the strikeouts and the players' personal percentages. You'll learn who showed up for a tryout wearing a skirt, or who built a grandstand on his own property next to the ballfield so his customers could pay less than the full ticket price, he sold popcorn too, but eventually was put out of business by the city fathers! The stories are engaging, even for those readers who don't feast on baseball. You'll be surprised how endeared you become with some of these Hall of Famers!" - Charles Finley

Baseball in Petersburg, The Virginia League and Beyond

Sports & Outdoors

Larry C. Toombs

Baseball

The restoration of a historical home is a difficult and costly undertaking. Everyone involved must strive to remain true to the original intent and design, while bringing the home into the 21st century. This account explains the use of countless experts, artisans and craftsmen to make the house, designed by Alexander Parris and extensively altered by Duncan Lee and many of the residents and their families, comfortable and functional for both the public and private needs of a Governor's residence. As is normally true of a project such as this one, it expanded well past its original plan to include the grounds and outbuildings of the entire compound. All of this is told to us with an insider's' knowledge of the behind the scenes problems and their solutions. Beautifully supported with illustrations from historical archives, as well as pictures detaining the actual restoration, we can see the before and after of the delicate transformation of the oldest, continuously used state residence.

Restoring the Virginia Governor's House Preserving a Historic Home for a New Century

Roxane Gatling Gilmore

Review\nIn From A Richmond Streetcar, Kitty Snow has compiled a wonderful resource by sharing the photographs of her great-grandfather, Richmond streetcar motorman and photographer Harris H. Stilson (1868-1934). Stilson's photographs are unique and they offer Richmonders of today a rare view of how the city looked at the beginning of the 20th century. The working class life of Richmond is especially well documented in Stilson's images which is something that has long been missing in previous published works on the city's history. By illustrating the many connections between Richmonders of the 1910s and 1920s, the book shows us, in Snow's words, that Richmond really was a small town of not six degrees of separation but perhaps two. --Raymond F. Bonis, co-author; "Greetings from Richmond" & archivist, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library of VCU\nDecades ago, Harris Stilson focused his camera on what he witnessed during his streetcar runs. From a Richmond Streetcar is the next best thing to riding along and peering over his shoulder as he photographs intriguing and rarely seen people and places. This book is a revelation. --Edwin Slipek, Senior Consulting Editor, Style Weekly\nIn this digital age when our pervasive (and often invasive) technology puts a camera in everyone's hand, it's endlessly intriguing to savor the results of one man's fascination with people, back when taking and developing pictures was a lot of work. Richmond streetcar man Harry Stilson spent countless hours using his clunky film camera to capture our city and its everyday citizens nearly a century ago, giving us a priceless look at slices of life the the Dementis might have missed. This is a revealing and affectionate record of where we've been, as told through Harry's prolific images and narrated lovingly by his great-granddaughter Kitty Snow, who's fallen into a bottomless pit of memories in her quest to put names with these unforgettable faces. From a Richmond Streetcar proves to be an important missing piece of the big quilt we all call home. --Tim Timberlake, Richmond radio personality and voice-over talent.

From A Richmond Streetcar Life Through the Lens of Harris Stilson

Kitty Snow

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