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This book is a 'must read' for every parent who has ever signed a check for tuition, every student who has ever wondered where all the distinguished professors are hiding, and everyone else who has ever questioned what faculty do with themselves all day.

Starting with the early interactions between Native Americans and European explorers and settlers, this title presents the history that traces three and a half centuries of change in Fauquier County, Virginia. It offers the story of the men and women, black and white, who built the region's farms, plantations, schools, and churches.

Provides middle-school students with an introduction to Virginia's government: its structure, processes, powers, and scope. Robert Dudley has written an accessible guide to Virginia's government that not only covers the overall structure but also provides information about Virginia's constitution and the history of the people and the land.

Provides middle-school students with an introduction to Virginia's government: its structure, processes, powers, and scope. Robert Dudley has written an accessible guide to Virginia's government that not only covers the overall structure but also provides information about Virginia's constitution and the history of the people and the land.

Offers information on the legislative process and key players in Virginia government. This title discusses the trend of Virginia's moving from being a traditionally 'red' state to one that's more 'purple', which is reflected on the state level in the makeup of the House of Delegates and State Senate as well as in the offices of governor.

The compelling saga of a young Jewish boy coming of age during World War II. Paul Strassmann was fifteen when his family's life in Tren?in, Slovakia, was turned upside down by the war. His memoir tells one man's story of what it was like to be a teenager during World War II-what he learned, what he lost, and what he had to do to survive.

Authored by historians, sociologists, and anthropologists, the essays collected here first cover American immigration history and law as they have developed since the late eighteenth century and then turn to consider some of the most prominent immigrant groups and the most striking episodes of nativism in American history.