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Author: Alyson L. Taylor-White
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 1467118648
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEstablished in 1822, Shockoe Hill Cemetery is the final resting place for many famous and infamous icons of Richmond. The Author charts the history of the celebrated cemetery and brings to life the stories of those buried there.
Author: Alyson L. Taylor-White
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 2017-07-31
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9781540216854
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEstablished in 1822, Shockoe Hill Cemetery is the final resting place for many famous and infamous icons of Richmond. Most visited is the tomb of Chief Justice John Marshall, the longest-serving chief justice of the United States, who elevated the Supreme Court to equal standing with the executive and legislative branches of the federal government. Union spy Elizabeth Van Lew operated an extensive espionage ring during the Civil War, and though reviled in life by many who resented her activism, she rests prominently near her elite neighbors. The burial places of friends and foster family offer a glimpse into Edgar Allan Poe's personal story. Author Alyson Lindsey Taylor-White charts the history of the celebrated cemetery and brings to life the stories of those buried there.
Author: Ryan K. Smith
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2020-11-17
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 1421439271
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA brilliant example of public history, Death and Rebirth in a Southern City reveals how cemeteries can frame changes in politics and society across time.
Author: Sharon Pajka
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2021-11-15
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1439674140
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmerica has an array of women writers who have made history--and many of them lived, died and were buried in Virginia. Gothic novelists, writers of westerns and African American poets, these writers include a Pulitzer Prize winner, the first woman writer to be named poet laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the first woman to top the bestseller lists in the twentieth century. Mary Roberts Rinehart was a best-selling mystery author often called the "American Agatha Christie." Anne Spencer was an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance. V.C. Andrews was so popular that when she died, a court ruled that her name was taxable, and the poetry of Susan Archer Talley Weiss received praise from Edgar Allan Poe. Professor and cemetery history enthusiast Sharon Pajka has written a guide to their accomplishments in life and to their final resting places.
Author: Sharon Pajka
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2023-08
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1467154547
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJourney to the burial places of the people who lived in Poe's world. Edgar Allan Poe considered himself a Virginian. Credited with originating the modern detective story, developing Gothic horror tales, and writing the precursor to science fiction, Poe worked to elevate Southern literature. He lived in the South most of his life, died in Baltimore and made his final home in Richmond. His family and many of his closest associates were southerners. Visit the graves of the people with whom he worked and socialized, who he loved and at times loathed and gain a fuller understanding of Poe's life. These were individuals who supported, inspired, and challenged him, and even a few who attempted to foil his plans. Professor and cemetery historian Sharon Pajka tells their stories.
Author: Cat Winters
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2019-04-16
Total Pages: 365
ISBN-13: 1683354869
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA teenage Edgar Allan Poe attempts to escape the allure of his Muse in this YA novel—“a darkly delicious tale that’s sure to haunt readers forevermore” (Kerri Maniscalco, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Seventeen-year-old Edgar Poe counts down the days until he can escape his foster family—the wealthy Allans of Richmond, Virginia. He hungers for his upcoming life as a student at the prestigious new university, almost as much as he longs to marry his beloved Elmira Royster. However, on the brink of his departure, all of Edgar’s plans go awry when a macabre Muse named Lenore appears to him. Muses are frightful creatures that lead Artists down a path of ruin and disgrace, and no respectable person could possibly understand or accept them. But Lenore steps out of the shadows with one request: “Let them see me!”
Author: Calder Loth
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 650
ISBN-13: 0813918626
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Virginia Landmarks Register, fourth edition, will create for the reader a deeper awareness of a unique legacy and will serve to enhance the stewardship of Virginia's irreplaceable heritage.
Author: Katarina M. Spears
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 0738597627
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRichmond boasts a long, rich history--early-17th-century English exploration, the 18th-century economic and philosophical road to the American Revolution, the center of the domestic slave trade in the 19th century, and the capital of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. Much of Richmond's history reflects a national history, and its important landmarks span several centuries, ranging from historic cemeteries to iconic buildings to grand-scale monuments. While these landmarks of national significance are a great draw for visitors, many of the city's lesser-known landmarks are a great source of local pride and provide a strong sense of place for Richmond natives and residents. Utilizing the historic prints, photographs, and documents collection of the Library of Virginia, Richmond Landmarks explores some of the most iconic landmarks of the city's social and cultural history.
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 140
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mark Mayo Boatner
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Published: 1973
Total Pages: 616
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCites the events and personalities associated with Revolutionary War battlefields, forts, taverns, and other historic sites found in Canada, twenty-seven states, and the District of Columbia.
