Civilized Men A James Towne Tragedy A Novel By Ivor Noel Hume ISBN# 8-87517-131-1, cloth, $17.95 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.
Jamestown's Story Act One of the American Dream By Parke S. Rouse Jr. Compiled and Edited By Wilford Kale ISBN# 0-87517-132-X, cloth $23.95 ISBN# 0-87517-130-3, paper $15.95 Put two former newspapermen together with the history of Jamestown and the combination is an unbeatable account of the settlement of America’s first permanent English colony.
A Link Among the Days, the Life and Times of the Reverend Doctor W.A.R. Goodwin, the Father of Colonial Williamsburg Dennis Montgomery ISBN# 0-87517-094-3, paper, $19.95 ISBN# 0-87517-094-3, cloth, $25.95 344 pages, b&w photos This is the first biography of the Rev. Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin, the minister who persuaded John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to resurrect 18th century Williamsburg. It is drawn largely from Goodwin's still private files, Colonial Williamsburg and Rockefeller archives.
Below the James Lies Dixie: Smithfield and Southside Virginia Parke S. Rouse, Jr., illustrated by: William D. Gravitt ISBN#0-87517-048-X, cloth, 127 pages, $7.50 This is the story of Smithfield and Southside Virginia depicting the yesteryear of this fascinating land and the rising tempo of Southside today. This, says the author, "is where the South really begins".
Celebrate Richmond Theater Wayne Dementi, Elisabeth Dementi and Kathryn Fuller-Seeley ISBN# 0-87517-116-8, hardcover, 196 pages, over 200 photographs $29.95 The companion to the highly acclaimed coffee table book Celebrate Richmond. This is a publication whose intent is to add to Richmonder's sense of pride in our rich history, which extends to cinema and the performing arts.
Colonial Caroline T. E. Campbell ISBN# 0-87517-039-0, cloth, 561 pages, $30.00 Every family in Caroline County, every individual who has lived there or whose roots are planted in Caroline County and every collector of Virginiana will want Colonial Caroline for complete information on the era it covers, for family genealogy, for fascinating reading. It is a "full history with as much emphasis on the Negro slave, indentured servants, artisans and small freeholders as on the large land-grants aristocrats." The colonial era takes on life and color - often lusty and purple - in this treasure chest of characters that might have contributed to a novel by Charles Dickens.
Miller & Rhoads Legendary Santa Claus by Kristin Thrower ISBN# 0-87517-115-X, hardcover, 152 pages, 104 photographs $29.95 Through the eyes of family members, Kristin Thrower has captured the Christmas scene and why the Legendary Santa Claus continues to be a wonderful experience.
Four Centuries of Virginia Christmas by Mary Miley Theobald and Libbey Hodges Oliver The story of Virginia's Christmas is the story of America's Christmas, for our unique American celebration began and was nourished in Virginia. Retail Price $16.95
The Grand Adventure A Year by Year History of Virginia by James A. Crutchfield From 1607 to the present, historical writer James A. Crutchfield takes the reader on an informative and exciting trip through Virginia's history. The introduction is by Emmy award winning writer and producer Earl Hamner 160 pages, laminated soft cover, more than 90 b/w maps and illustrations, $13.95
Jamestowne's Uncovered Treasures by Judy M. Brown The short stories in this book are about the early years of the Jamestown Colony. The characters are real people who came to the first English settlement in the New World. Each story is about a real artifact uncovered by the Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists from the site of the James Fort built in 1607. 80 pages, laminated soft cover, 25 b/w photos and illustrations, $10.95 Ellen Kelso, Editor For more information on Jamestownes Uncovered Treasures and the accompanying SOL Activities Teacher Guide and Student Workbook please visit the author’s web page at www.jamestown-treasures.com SOL Activities for Virginia Social Studies, Teaching with Jamestowne’s Uncovered Treasures, Teacher Guide Jan Brown, ISBN# 0-87517-128-1, $18.95 This Teacher Guide format is SOL Objective, Guided Practice, Independent Practice and Assessment.  The Independent Practice referred to in the Teacher Guide is the parallel activity in the Student Workbook. SOL Activities for Virginia Social Studies, Teaching with Jamestowne’s Uncovered Treasures, Student Workbook Jan Brown, ISBN# 0-87517-129-X, $5.95
Journey to Arkeden - Gabriel's Return by Donald S. Buck Mankind has long sought to fathom the divine forces. This tale is one mortal's humble effort to conjecture on what may have been and what yet may be. Retail Price $9.95
Here I Lay My Burdens Down, A History of the Black Cemeteries of Richmond, Virginia Veronica Davis ISBN# 0-87517-118-4, paper $17.95 80 pages, b/w photos, map Just as writing has proven to be a pleasure and a pain, so has my research on the black cemeteries of Richmond. Though I have met many great people during my research adventure, it was those that were blinded by the eyes of ignorance that proved to be the most informative and ill informed. My words, I know are quite contradicting, but so has been the research on the cemeteries, which I feel is equal to that of Black History. -Veronica Davis-
Old Coast Guard Stations Vol. I Virginia Volume One: Popes Island to False Cape A brief account of some of the old Coast Guard Stations in Virginia, old boats and equipment, uniforms and recollections of some who served at these stations. 108 pages, soft cover, over 70 b/w photos.  $17.95
Old Coast Guard Stations Vol. II North Carolina Volume Two Currituck Beach to Cape Fear A small part of the heroic story of those iron men and their wooden boats at the North Carolina stations in the early years of the Coast Guard. 130 pages, soft cover, over 110 b/w photos.  $17.95
Prince George County Virginia, Where History Was Made Compiled and edited by the Prince George Tricentennial Committee ISBN# 0-87517-123-0, gold foil embossing on dark green hard cover book with full color dust jacket, 190 pages, over 130 illustrations and b/w photos, $35.00
Richmond in WWII Francis Earle Lutz ISBN#0-87517-026-9, cloth, 621 pages, $15.00 Every Richmond home should have this volume, for every Richmonder was concerned in the war years and will find events pertinent to his own experiences. The roster of local men in the service is included.
Soldiers of the Virginia Colony 1607-1699 by D. A. Tisdale with conceptual illustrations and maps by Don W. Barnes, II A study of Virginia's Military, its origins, tactics, equipment and development. Retail Price $16.95
Tribute to an Artist the Jamestown Paintings of Sidney E. King ISBN 0-87517-, $29.95, slip cased edition $49.95
The Great Wagon Road; From Philadelphia to the South Parke S. Rouse, Jr. ISBN#0-87517-065-X, paper, 300 pages, $15.95 How Scotch Irish Germanics settled the uplands. Also Daniel Boone's pioneering from Big Lick, VA, now Roanoke, into the territory of Kentucky.
The James: Where A Nation Began Parke S. Rouse, Jr. ISBN#0-87517-062-5, paper, 244 pages, $17.95 This is a story of Americas most historic river, from English settlement at Jamestown to the present. It is a chronicle of tobacco ships, plantations and the famous families who led Virginia and the nation to greatness. In word and print it reveals America's movement inland that led the creation of a nation.
The Jefferson Letters by John Ballinger ISBN# 0-87517-114-1, hardcover, 240 pages $29.95 Set in Williamsburg, Virginia the story centers around a cache of newly discovered letters certain to change public opinion about Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. They also appear to b as dangerous today as they were during the formation of the the United States of America. The Jefferson Letters is the second in a series of Brad Parker mysteries that began with The Williamsburg Forgeries. Jefferson Letters Boxed Edition is autographed and contains an original manuscript page. $75.00
The Muir-Epes Murder of 1846, Dinwiddie County, Virginia Richard L. Jones, B.A., L.L.B. ISBN#0-87517-070-6, paper, 178 pages, $12.00 The scene is antebellum Dinwiddie County. The motive for the murder was greed. See how fraud and greed turned friendship into murder!
The Stronghold Miriam Haynie ISBN#0-87517-101-X, paper, 248 pages, $17.95 The author tells in story form the history of the Northern Neck of Virginia covering the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Mrs. Haynie writes about the distinguished men and women, George Washington and Robert E. Lee among them, who were born there. She also discusses and records many of the traditions and customs peculiar to this region of the state.
Under The Blue Ledge Nelson County, Virginia By Oliver A. Pollard, Jr. ISBN# 0-87517-117-6, softcover, 272 pages, $18.95 In the center of Virginia lies beautiful and historic Nelson County. Under the Blue Ledge explores the mountains, valleys, and rocky streams, the winding country roads and croplands which have defined the country. It traces Nelson's history from the Paleo-Indians to the present. Readers will also find information on where to go and what to see in Nelson County.
Marching in Time, The Colonial Williamsburg Fife and Drum Corps By: Phyllis H. Haislip ISBN# 0-87517-120-6, paper, $18.95 84 pages, 44 photos A history of fifing and druming on Colonial Williansburg and the United States.

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