A Narrative History of Wise County, Virginia
A Narrative History of Wise County, Virginia

Author: Charles A. Johnson

Publisher: The Overmountain Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 9780932807298

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This history is enriched with personal recollections and reminiscences. Its pages are filled with the names of those individuals who settled, or helped in some way to establish the County, as well as those who are remembered for various other reasons. The fifty-four illustrations include Wise County’s commonwealth attorneys, from the first (1856) to the twenty-first (1935).

Pioneer History of Wise County
Pioneer History of Wise County

Author: Cliff Donahue Cates

Publisher:

Published: 1907

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13:

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Pioneer History of Wise County: From Red Men to Railroads--Twenty Years of Intrepid History by Wise County Old Settlers' Association, first published in 1907, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

The Story of Wise County (Virginia)
The Story of Wise County (Virginia)

Author: Luther Foster Addington

Publisher: The Overmountain Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9780932807304

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Presents the history and lore of Wise County. This volume begins with early exploration by Captain Christopher Gist and Dr Thomas Walker, and concludes with a chapter titled Newspapers and Radio Stations. It includes topics that range from Indians and early settlers to teachers, schools, rail roads, jails and more.

Wise County Line
Wise County Line

Author: James Wayland Long

Publisher:

Published: 2019-12-12

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781626601505

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The unsolved murder of his father, Wise County Sheriff TomRay Patterson, has haunted Gamble Patterson his whole life. When called in to help find a missing girl, the former Texas Ranger soon realizes the two cases could be intertwined. With help from the afterlife and the history of his family, Patterson finally gets the proof he needs-and his vengeance cannot be denied.

Durham County
Durham County

Author: Jean Bradley Anderson

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 2011-05-09

Total Pages: 664

ISBN-13: 0822349833

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This sweeping history of Durham County, North Carolina, extends from the seventeenth century to the end of the twentieth.

The Great Hanging at Gainesville, 1862
The Great Hanging at Gainesville, 1862

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Publisher: Texas State Historical Assn

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780876112557

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In what may have been the single largest outbreak of vigilante violence in American history, forty suspected Unionists were hanged at Gainesville, Texas, in October 1862. The Great Hanging at Gainesville, 1862, combines two accounts of the events surrounding the executions along with an introduction by noted Civil War historian Richard B. McCaslin and an afterword by L.D. Clark, a descendent of one of the men hanged.