| True Richmond Stories: Historic Tales from Virginia's Capital Contributor(s): Kollatz Jr, Harry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1596292687 ISBN-13: 9781596292680 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: Richmond, Virginia's beautiful capital on the James River, has seen more than its fair share of history. Although it is probably best known as the site of one of the first English settlements in America and for its role as the Confederate capital in the Civil War, the city's past has much more to offer. Since 1992, Harry Kollatz Jr. has been recording the lesser-known heritage of Virginia's Holy City in his ?Flashback? column in Richmond Magazine. From the inauguration of the world's first practical electric trolley system and early civil rights activists, to a psychic horse and a wild ride on a sturgeon, he has covered it all. Compiled for the first time in this volume, this selection of articles is sure to delight all who love Richmond by shedding light on some of the city's lesser-known stories. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| Dewey: 975.523 |
| LCCN: 2007021395 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.36" W x 9.26" (0.77 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia - Geographic Orientation - Virginia |
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| Publisher Description: Compiled for the first time in this volume, this selection of articles by Harry Kollatz Jr. sheds light Richmond's lesser-known history. Richmond, Virginia's beautiful capital on the James River, has seen more than its fair share of history. Although it is probably best known as the site of one of the first English settlements in America and its role as the Confederate capitol in the Civil War, the city's past has much more to offer. Since 1992, Harry Kollatz Jr. has been recording the lesser-known heritage of Virginia's Holy City in his "Richmond Flashbacks" column in Richmond magazine. From the inauguration of the world's first practical electric trolley system an early Civil Rights activists, to a psychic horse and a wild ride on a sturgeon, he has covered it all. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kollatz Jr, Harry: - Journalist Harry Kollatz has been writing a history column for Richmond magazine since 1993. He is actively involved with the Valentine Museum / Richmond History Center, the Virginia Archives, and the Library of Virginia. |