Akers, MS Donna Gayle

As an 8th generation descendent of Washington County, Virginia settlers, Donna's goal is to make history come alive for the average person. She has written 9 other books of regional history, historic images, and legends and ghost stories. Growing up, she was surrounded and fascinated by stories and history, but she saw that "musty old history books" were not fascinating for everyone. She realized that presenting history in a visual format and through stories and legends, could draw in readers of all ages and varied backgrounds. Thus, her first book, a middle-school level mystery, Plumb Full of...