Beyond Charlottesville: Taking a Stand Against White Nationalism
Beyond Charlottesville: Taking a Stand Against White Nationalism

Author: Terry McAuliffe

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

Published: 2019-07-30

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1250245877

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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The former governor of Virginia tells the behind-the-scenes story of the violent “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville—and shows how we can prevent other Charlottesvilles from happening. When Governor Terry McAuliffe hung up the phone on the afternoon of the violent “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, he was sure Donald Trump would do the right thing as president: condemn the white supremacists who’d descended on the college town and who’d caused McAuliffe to declare a state of emergency that morning. He didn’t. Instead Trump declared there was “hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides.” Trump was condemned from many sides himself, even by many Republicans, but the damage was done. He’d excused and thus egged on the terrorists at the moment when he could have stopped them in their tracks. In Beyond Charlottesville, McAuliffe looks at the forces and events that led to the tragedy in Charlottesville, including the vicious murder of Heather Heyer and the death of two state troopers in a helicopter accident. He doesn’t whitewash Virginia history and discusses a KKK protest over the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee. He takes a hard real-time behind-the-scenes look at the actions of everyone on that fateful August 12, including himself, to see what could have been done. He lays out what was done afterwards to prevent future Charlottesvilles—and what still needs to be done as America in general and Virginia in particular continue to grapple with their history of racism. Beyond Charlottesville will be the definitive account of an infamous chapter in our history, seared indelibly into memory, sure to be cited for years as a crucial reference point in the long struggle to fight racism, extremism and hate.

Beyond the Rio Gila
Beyond the Rio Gila

Author: Scott G. Hibbard

Publisher:

Published: 2021-12-20

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13:

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This literary historical novel follows the U.S. Army and a Mormon Battalion-with families in tow-on an 1840s perilous trek across the daunting wilderness of the American Southwest-the longest march in U.S. infantry history. Part adventure, part coming-of-age, part military history-their story is a unique challenge of human resilience. This cast of engaging characters includes: an alcoholic eastern intellectual, a young man running to and from love, pregnant Mormon women fleeing religious persecution, and stoic Army officers, each with distinctive stories and voices, who share humor, hardship, and intrepid perseverance.

Beyond Ourselves
Beyond Ourselves

Author: Patricia J. Romero

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2014-10-30

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1490856293

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The War Between the States was a particularly difficult time for those who lived in the South, especially those in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, who quickly became witnesses to many battles and other ravages of that awful conflict. Among those who were beginning to wonder how they could endure all of this was Julia Claiborne, who held great concern for her family and almost daily had to fight off the fear of losing that which had become a big part of herself--their beloved, ancestral plantation, Beulah Land.

Beyond the Gateway
Beyond the Gateway

Author: Susan F. Martin

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2005-04-28

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0739152424

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A small but growing number of immigrants today are moving into new settlement areas, such as Winchester, Va., Greensboro, N.C., and Salt Lake City, Utah, that lack a tradition of accepting newcomers. Just as the process is difficult and distressing for the immigrants, it is likewise a significant cause of stress for the regions in which they settle. Long homogeneous communities experience overnight changes in their populations and in the demands placed on schools, housing, law enforcement, social services, and other aspects of infrastructure. Institutions have not been well prepared to cope. Local governments have not had any significant experience with newcomers and nongovernmental organizations have been overburdened or simply nonexistent. There has been a substantial amount of discussion about these new settlement areas during the past decade, but relatively little systematic examination of the effects of immigration or the policy and programmatic responses to it. New Immigrant Communities is the first effort to bridge the gaps in communication not only between the immigrants and the institutions with which they interact, but also among diverse communities across the United States dealing with the same stresses but ignorant of each others' responses, whether successes or failures.

My Shenandoah, 1966
My Shenandoah, 1966

Author: Andy Ulicny

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2015-08-19

Total Pages: 688

ISBN-13: 1491774940

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My Shenandoah, 1966 was originally planned to merely record an objective local history, but its enthusiastic fans will assure you the book developed well beyond that into a highly readable, engrossing work for everyone. Its ample supply of endearing personal anecdotes and historical peculiarities make this local history quite an entertaining read. The book also makes the jump from mere local appeal by embracing the universal nostalgia of the era we know as The Sixties. The original motive of providing a thorough demography of the Coal Region town of Shenandoah, fifty years before its Sesquicentennial, is achieved. However, the books scope is much more universal. It is an accurate picture of a small town America in that Golden Age of our nations history; it takes all its readers back on a nostalgic tour of that extraordinary decade known as the Sixties. The first person narrative has two authors in one. Youll see the Sixties through the innocent eyes of the 9 year old who lived them. Gain his impressions of his education, his views on the towns diversity and its prejudices. Thrill in the childish enjoyment of life in small town America of this generation. But, realize that child has grown into a 59 year old historian. Explore with him the town and countys national prominence and historical figures. Look back at the Corner Stores, the Penny Candy, the Supermarkets, the Cars, the Drinking, and the Holidays. Philosophize with him over the changing times. Look back at a firsthand account of Americas most memorable decade and more.

Slavery and Freedom in the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War Era
Slavery and Freedom in the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War Era

Author: Jonathan A. Noyalas

Publisher: University Press of Florida

Published: 2022-11-01

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 0813072670

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The African American experience in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley from the antebellum period through Reconstruction This book examines the complexities of life for African Americans in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley from the antebellum period through Reconstruction. Although the Valley was a site of fierce conflicts during the Civil War and its military activity has been extensively studied, scholars have largely ignored the Black experience in the region until now. Correcting previous assumptions that slavery was not important to the Valley, and that enslaved people were treated better there than in other parts of the South, Jonathan Noyalas demonstrates the strong hold of slavery in the region. He explains that during the war, enslaved and free African Americans navigated a borderland that changed hands frequently—where it was possible to be in Union territory one day, Confederate territory the next, and no-man’s land another. He shows that the region’s enslaved population resisted slavery and supported the Union war effort by serving as scouts, spies, and laborers, or by fleeing to enlist in regiments of the United States Colored Troops. Noyalas draws on untapped primary resources, including thousands of records from the Freedmen’s Bureau and contemporary newspapers, to continue the story and reveal the challenges African Americans faced from former Confederates after the war. He traces their actions, which were shaped uniquely by the volatility of the struggle in this region, to ensure that the war’s emancipationist legacy would survive. A volume in the series Southern Dissent, edited by Stanley Harrold and Randall M. Miller

Shenandoah Summer
Shenandoah Summer

Author: Scott C. Patchan

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2009-04-01

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9780803218864

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Jubal A. Early?s disastrous battles in the Shenandoah Valley ultimately resulted in his ignominious dismissal. But Early?s lesser-known summer campaign of 1864, between his raid on Washington and Phil Sheridan?s renowned fall campaign, had a significant impact on the political and military landscape of the time. By focusing on military tactics and battle history in uncovering the facts and events of these little-understood battles, Scott C. Patchan offers a new perspective on Early?s contributions to the Confederate war effort?and to Union battle plans and politicking. ø Patchan details the previously unexplored battles at Rutherford?s Farm and Kernstown (a pinnacle of Confederate operations in the Shenandoah Valley) and examines the campaign?s influence on President Lincoln?s reelection efforts. He also provides insights into the personalities, careers, and roles in Shenandoah of Confederate general John C. Breckinridge, Union general George Crook, and Union colonel James A. Mulligan, with his ?fighting Irish? brigade from Chicago. Finally, Patchan reconsiders the ever-colorful and controversial Early himself, whose importance in the Confederate military pantheon this book at last makes clear.

Beyond the Great North Mountain
Beyond the Great North Mountain

Author: Gary Mason

Publisher:

Published: 2016-12-15

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780997872408

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This creative non-fiction book takes the reader on a 70-mile tour of an historic area just west of the Shenandoah Valley, an area straddling the border between Virginia and West Virginia. The author, assuming the role of tour guide, recounts many stories about local people and places based on his years of observations, conversations with area folks, and extensive research. The tour takes place in an historic area where George Washington did much of his early surveying, an area encompassing towns, villages, numerous youth camps and retreats, exclusive mountain spring resorts, areas on the National register of Historic Places, a portion of the George Washington National Forest, and several award-winning farms. One can easily recognize the book's purpose from its cover. A map on the front shows the tour area with arrows indicating the tour's route and the book's organization. A map on the back shows the tour area's location and size in relation to Washington D.C. The 320-page book has over 600 photographs (many in plates) including 26 annotated aerial photos, 20 new maps by the author, many drawings and charts, footnotes, an extensive bibliography, and a nine-page index to assist the reader.