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About this book
Ted Kamieniak collected these fifteen superb articles to amaze and fascinate all who feel 'history' is simply a well-worn path. Each selection delivers fresh perspective andintriguing events connected to Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County, Virginia.Fastidiously investigated and painstakingly written, thiseclectic compilation presents little-visited neighborhoodsof historical inquiry. Meet Fredericksburg's first cop on thebeat; discover the persistence of hoodoo and conjurationin black plantation society; delve into the account of StateSenator Benjamin Pitts and Fredericksburg's first drive-inmovie theater'and so much more! Whether your interests lie in social history, vernacular architecture, historic technology or folkways, you will find this book an entertaining and profitable read.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- The Little Castle
- The Jail of the County
- A Life of Public Service
- It’s Good for What Ails Ya
- Eldorado Fever
- Whole Lotta Sheds Goin’ On
- A Community for Learning
- Hello! Hello!
- Voodoo and Conjuration
- The Pledge and the Brotherhood
- “Oh What Luxury!”
- On the Road
- When Rubber Met Cinema
- Policing the Corporation
- Some Quirky Chronicles of Yore
- Bibliography
- About the Author
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