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Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In the vein of The Engineer's Wife and Carolina Built, an inspiring novel based on the remarkable true story of Virginia's Black Wall Street and the indomitable Maggie Lena Walker, the daughter of a formerly enslaved woman who became the first Black woman to establish and preside over a bank in the United States"--
Maggie Lena Walker was ambitious and unafraid. Her childhood in 19th-century Virginia helping her mother with her laundry service opened...
Publisher
Akashic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The River City emerges as a hot spot for unseemly noir in this anthology with a foreword by New York Times -bestselling author Tom Robbins. A rich literary tradition sets the stage for this talented group of authors who take their inspiration from Virginia's capital city. Edgar Allan Poe has left his mark on the atmospheric town, giving its residents a taste for walking on the dark side. It's no wonder that three local writers took it upon themselves...
Author
Publisher
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Harrison Raines goes behind enemy lines to investigate a Confederate ship that could change the war It's been years since Harrison Raines set foot in Richmond. Although a proud Virginian, he fled the South before the Civil War, unable to bear the evil of slavery. In 1862, battles rage on all sides of the Confederate capital, but Raines is not here as a soldier-he comes as a spy. Union intelligence, led by the formidable Allen Pinkerton, has sent him...
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