{"product_id":"letters-to-virginia-correspondence-from-three-generations-of-alexandrians-before-during-and-after","title":"Letters to Virginia - Correspondence from three generations of Alexandrians before, during and after","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Details \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBarb Winters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover: 256 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Dimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 6\"x9\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRetail Price:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e $24.95\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e978-1-935001-63-8\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Description \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe true story of three families who lived in Alexandria, Virginia from before the Civil War to after World War I. It is an intimate tale of their lives, told by them through hundreds and hundreds of handwritten letters they left behind, uncensored and unread until the 21st century. It is, in effect, the diaries of their daily lives and loves, struggles and accomplishments. It reflects what life was like during those times in America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn today’s world of instant messaging, letters are becoming obsolete. People are communicating more than ever, but via email, cell phones or other electronic devices. One hundred years ago, hand-written letters were the only way friends and family could stay connected.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a box of over 800 letters and memorabilia were donated to the Local Histo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ery\/Special Collections Department of the Alexandria (VA) Library in 2000, historian Barb Win\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eters painstakingly organized and arranged these letters, and compiled them into this book for all to enjoy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompiling almost 125 years of history, \u003cem\u003eLetters to Virginia\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of letters that will fascinate future generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack cover:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRead \u003cem\u003eLetters to Virginia: Correspondence from three generations of Alexandrians \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ebefore, during and after the Civil War\u003c\/em\u003eand discover the love and larceny, triumph and tragedy they knew as told by them through hundreds of personal letters. Here, 15 people share their private lives and their hopes and fears, while drawing the reader into their interpersonal relationships from 1817 to 1940. They tell of war and deadly disease, fleeting fame and fortunes, deep devotion and cruel deception – the same things we experience today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet the Eaches, Fendalls and Tacketts, originally of Alexandria, Virginia, whose letters contain:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epassionate letters of longing between Jack and Nancy Tackett, married 25 years but who only really lived together two of those years and wrote to each other daily;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea heart-rending letter describing the death of Carrie Eaches from cholera, written by her grieving husband;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea fascinating description of what it was like to build a railroad track across Virginia and Pennsylvania by Ben Fendall;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea carefully constructed swindle, couched in loving terms, as Will Fendall systematically stole his sister’s savings and inheritance, to be discovered too late by his family;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe difficult adjustment of Towny Fendall to the loss of his job during the Civil War, relying on relatives to support him and his family;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe self-absorbed ramblings of John Eaches, an alcoholic who always felt misunderstood and mistreated;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe letters of Hector Eaches describing incarceration in a POW camp and later struggles to earn a living as an artist…\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e…\u003cspan filepath=\"\u0026lt;a href='http:\/\/www.acclaimpress.com\/\/FileStream.aspx?FileID=Njk%3d-rByGIutUnw8%3d'\u0026gt;Alexandria Times - Local Librarian Offers Citys Past Through Eyes of Those Who Lived It\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eplus other descriptions of daily life, love, and emotions from a typical family of long ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Barb W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einters volunteered to sort, read and organize the six boxes of old letters, photos, diaries, and other recor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eds d\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eropped off at the Local History\/Special Collections Department of the Alexandria Library, she had no idea she would become so involved with the lives of three families from her adopted home that she would devote three years to telling their stories. But she did and she has, relating the persona\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003el lives – in their own words – of the Eaches, Fendalls, and Tacketts, their loves and losses, betrayal and survival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more information about this author please visit the author's blog at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.letterstovirginia.blogspot.com\/\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.letterstovirginia.blogspot.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Acclaim Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18701730414659,"sku":"Letters to Virginia - Correspondence from thre","price":6.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0065\/2515\/7443\/products\/LettersToVirginia_WEB.jpg?v=1551047047","url":"https:\/\/acclaim-press-inc.myshopify.com\/products\/letters-to-virginia-correspondence-from-three-generations-of-alexandrians-before-during-and-after","provider":"Acclaim Press, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}