Diane -- Two recommendations come to mind: Never Ask Permission: Elisabeth Scott Bock of Richmond by Mary Buford Hitz (University of Virginia Press) Five Sisters: The Langhornes of Virginia by James Fox (Touchstone Books) -- Stephan Stephan A. Schwartz € Email: [log in to unmask] Personal Website: http://www.stephanaschwartz.com € Schwartzreport: http://www.schwartzreport.net Post Office Box 874 € Crozet, Virginia 22932 € Voice: 540.456.8475 € Facsimile: 540.456.8664 on 12/6/01 10:42 AM, Diane Barnes at [log in to unmask] wrote: > Hi all, > > I am trying to select a novel and/or a personal memoir to use in my history > of Virginia class this spring and was wondering if folks on the list might > make some suggestions. I already have the Civil War era covered, so I'm > hoping for some suggestions from other time periods. The course covers the > entire span of Virginia history. Thanks. > > Diane Barnes > Dept. of History > Virginia Tech > [log in to unmask] > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html