At A Place Called Buckingham - Yeck, Joanne L.

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Résumé :
At a Place Called Buckingham . . . Historic Sketches of Buckingham County, Virginia covers 250 years of history in central Virginia. In a dozen engaging essays, historian Joanne Yeck recounts important events in Buckingham County beginning with its formation, through the American Revolution and the Civil War, and beyond the Great Depression. Local heroes and heroines spring to life, revealing the tenacity, intelligence, and ingenuity of Buckingham's people. New material gleaned from county records, 19th century newspapers, and numerous private collections offers a fresh look at Buckingham's past. The result is a rich tapestry, which interweaves well-known figures and historical moments with little known tales of hard times and personal triumphs.

Biographie:
After earning her doctorate in cinema studies at the University of Southern California, Joanne Yeck taught and wrote about film history for many years. While homeschooling her daughter, Joanne published several articles about the family's particular style of interest-driven education. Since 1995, her fascination with Virginia history has become a full-time occupation. Years of research exploring her mother's deep Virginia roots resulted in three volumes about the people and places of Buckingham County, including a biography of President Thomas Jefferson's only brother, Randolph, whose plantation, Snowden, was located in northern Buckingham at the Horseshoe Bend of the James River. In 2010, she was awarded a Jefferson Fellowship at the International Center for Jefferson Studies which supported her research for The Jefferson Brothers (2012) as well as her current book, Peter Field Jefferson: Dark Prince of Scottsville & Lost Jeffersons. She writes a monthly column for the Buckingham Beacon and, since 2012, her blog, Slate River Ramblings, has attracted a growing community of genealogists and history buffs interested in Buckingham County and its environs. When not exploring the back roads of Virginia, she lives in Kettering, Ohio. Visit her online at joannelyeck.com and slateriverramblings.com....

Sommaire:
After earning her doctorate in cinema studies at the University of Southern California, Joanne Yeck taught and wrote about film history for many years. While homeschooling her daughter, Joanne published several articles about the family's particular style of interest-driven education. Since 1995, her fascination with Virginia history has become a full-time occupation. Years of research exploring her mother's deep Virginia roots resulted in three volumes about the people and places of Buckingham County, including a biography of President Thomas Jefferson's only brother, Randolph, whose plantation, Snowden, was located in northern Buckingham at the Horseshoe Bend of the James River. In 2010, she was awarded a Jefferson Fellowship at the International Center for Jefferson Studies which supported her research for The Jefferson Brothers (2012) as well as her current book, Peter Field Jefferson: Dark Prince of Scottsville & Lost Jeffersons. She writes a monthly column for the Buckingham Beacon and, since 2012, her blog, Slate River Ramblings, has attracted a growing community of genealogists and history buffs interested in Buckingham County and its environs. When not exploring the back roads of Virginia, she lives in Kettering, Ohio. Visit her online at joannelyeck.com and slateriverramblings.com....