Over the past several decades serious work in philosophy has become almost wholly inaccessible to people who do not specialize in the subject. To be sure, the writings of Aristotle and Kant were never easy reading, and even relatively untechnical philosophers like Mill or Santayana de mand careful study if we are really to understand them. But during the last generation or two the situation has steadily become worse for readers who may want to know what philosophers of their own time are doing. And this is true even though many writers have been learning to avoid the unnecessary jargon that...
Over the past several decades serious work in philosophy has become almost wholly inaccessible to people who do not specialize in the subject. To be s...
This book takes the family of Civil War General James Ewell Brown Stuart from the time they arrived in North America through the 1990s. It is a starting point for anyone thinking they are related to the famous cavalryman.
This book takes the family of Civil War General James Ewell Brown Stuart from the time they arrived in North America through the 1990s. It is a starti...
Published in September 2010 and revised in 2013, Historian Thomas D. Perry tells the history of the town he was born in through two hundred images. Chapters on Andy Griffith, Donna Fargo, "Dinky" Railroad, and the many people of Mount Airy along with chapters on granite and the author's family give a snapshot view of the town so associated with Mayberry.
Published in September 2010 and revised in 2013, Historian Thomas D. Perry tells the history of the town he was born in through two hundred images. Ch...
James I. Robertson Jr. of Virginia Tech calls Tom Perry's The Free State Of Patrick a "masterful job" in telling the story of Patrick County Virginia in the American Civil War. Perry, a graduate of Virginia Tech in nearly 400 pages tells the story of his home county in the War Between The States.
James I. Robertson Jr. of Virginia Tech calls Tom Perry's The Free State Of Patrick a "masterful job" in telling the story of Patrick County Virginia ...
Everett M. Bennett grew up in the Penn's Store community of Henry County, Virginia. He graduated from Spencer-Penn High School before joining the U. S. Army and finding himself in occupied Berlin in 1947, where Life Magazine photographer Walter Sanders made him the cover image of the February 10, 1947, Life Magazine. Bennett returned to Martinsville and Henry County before returning to active service Korea. He returned to Martinsville and spent the rest of his life. This book tells his story, the times he lived and the images he saved along the way.
Everett M. Bennett grew up in the Penn's Store community of Henry County, Virginia. He graduated from Spencer-Penn High School before joining the U. S...
Tom Perry's Laurel Hill Publishing's History and Memory Series comes to Fieldale, Virginia, located in Henry County in 2011. This two hundred page plus books tells the history and the heritage, the historic memory of the town along the Smith River created by the towel mill from Marshall Field and Company in the early twentieth century.
Tom Perry's Laurel Hill Publishing's History and Memory Series comes to Fieldale, Virginia, located in Henry County in 2011. This two hundred page plu...
