Remembering Winchester, Virginia:

Remembering Winchester, Virginia:

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Publication Date: 24th April 2006

Winchester, Virginia--in the heart of the northern Shenandoah Valley--is a city steeped in history. It is where George Washington came of age, where Stonewall Jackson achieved everlasting fame and where Patsy Cline found her musical talent.

This collection of articles and local color, brought together in one volume by regional writer and journalist Adrian O'Connor, reveals that the history of Winchester is not always in the recorded facts, but rather in the hearts and minds of the citizens who have made this section of Northern Virginia home.

From stories about the city's cha... Read More
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Winchester, Virginia--in the heart of the northern Shenandoah Valley--is a city steeped in history. It is where George Washington came of age, where Stonewall Jackson achieved everlasting fame and where Patsy Cline found her musical talent.

This collection of articles and local color, brought together in one volume by regional writer and journalist Adrian O'Connor, reveals that the history of Winchester is not always in the recorded facts, but rather in the hearts and minds of the citizens who have made this section of Northern Virginia home.

From stories about the city's cha... Read More
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Winchester, Virginia--in the heart of the northern Shenandoah Valley--is a city steeped in history. It is where George Washington came of age, where Stonewall Jackson achieved everlasting fame and where Patsy Cline found her musical talent.

This collection of articles and local color, brought together in one volume by regional writer and journalist Adrian O'Connor, reveals that the history of Winchester is not always in the recorded facts, but rather in the hearts and minds of the citizens who have made this section of Northern Virginia home.

From stories about the city's characters and institutions, to the history of sports in the area, Remembering Winchester captures not only the essence of the people who have shaped the history of Winchester, but also their impact on the Old Dominion.
Details
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Series: American Chronicles
  • Publication Date: 24th April 2006
  • State: Virginia
  • Illustration Note: 100% Mono
  • ISBN: 9781596291003
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / General
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Author Bio
A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Adrian O'Connor belatedly followed the advice of his dear mother--"Go to newspapers, young man"--and ended up spending forty years in the inky-wretch(ed) industry. First, though, there was extended pursuits of the history muse, as witnessed by his two degrees--BA, Randolph-Macon College (1976), and MA, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (1979)--in that discipline. Over those forty years, his ports of journalistic call included Petersburg, Emporia, South Boston, Danville and Winchester, all in Virginia. This book is O'Connor's second compilation of writings for The History Press.
Winchester, Virginia--in the heart of the northern Shenandoah Valley--is a city steeped in history. It is where George Washington came of age, where Stonewall Jackson achieved everlasting fame and where Patsy Cline found her musical talent.

This collection of articles and local color, brought together in one volume by regional writer and journalist Adrian O'Connor, reveals that the history of Winchester is not always in the recorded facts, but rather in the hearts and minds of the citizens who have made this section of Northern Virginia home.

From stories about the city's characters and institutions, to the history of sports in the area, Remembering Winchester captures not only the essence of the people who have shaped the history of Winchester, but also their impact on the Old Dominion.
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Series: American Chronicles
  • Publication Date: 24th April 2006
  • State: Virginia
  • Illustrations Note: 100% Mono
  • ISBN: 9781596291003
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / General
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Adrian O'Connor belatedly followed the advice of his dear mother--"Go to newspapers, young man"--and ended up spending forty years in the inky-wretch(ed) industry. First, though, there was extended pursuits of the history muse, as witnessed by his two degrees--BA, Randolph-Macon College (1976), and MA, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (1979)--in that discipline. Over those forty years, his ports of journalistic call included Petersburg, Emporia, South Boston, Danville and Winchester, all in Virginia. This book is O'Connor's second compilation of writings for The History Press.