The Byrds Of Virginia

Author : Alden Hatch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Byrds of Virginia written by Alden Hatch and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Byrds of Virginia are among the most powerful and influential families in this country--and are also one of the oldest. The first Byrd ("William I") settled in Virginia in 1670 and was the founder of the Byrd dynasty that is vigorously represented today by Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Now, eminent author Alden Hatch, with style, wit and extraordinary scholarship, traces the history of the Byrds from 1670 to the present in one of the most engrossing and important biographies of an American family to appear in many years. -- Front book flap

Author : Alden Hatch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Byrds of Virginia written by Alden Hatch and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Byrds of Virginia are among the most powerful and influential families in this country--and are also one of the oldest. The first Byrd ("William I") settled in Virginia in 1670 and was the founder of the Byrd dynasty that is vigorously represented today by Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Now, eminent author Alden Hatch, with style, wit and extraordinary scholarship, traces the history of the Byrds from 1670 to the present in one of the most engrossing and important biographies of an American family to appear in many years. -- Front book flap

Author : Ronald L. Heinemann
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813923819
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Harry Byrd of Virginia written by Ronald L. Heinemann and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2006-01 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first full-scale biography of Harry Byrd Sr., one of the most influential politicians of this century. His fascinating career as Virginia governor, U.S. senator, and leader of the Virginia Democratic Party enabled him to touch every important event and meet every significant political figure from the Great Depression to the Great Society. Heinemann gives us the full story of Byrd's rise to power.

Author : Robert C. Byrd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 872 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robert C. Byrd written by Robert C. Byrd and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Manuel Johnson
Publisher : Mascot Books
ISBN 13 : 9781684011315
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Generations of Byrds in America written by Manuel Johnson and published by Mascot Books. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Manuel H. Johnson Jr. traces his direct line of Byrd ancestors from a common grandfather with the Westover Byrds who lived in England. He points out that the first Byrd to occupy Virginia, possibly as early as 1635, was this man's son and uncle of the original Westover Byrd. In a fascinating account, he follows these Byrd ancestors for ten generations as they first settle in Virginia, then migrate to North Carolina, and finally relocate to Alabama. Along this family journey, Johnson takes us through the Byrds' survival of Bacon's Rebellion, battles during the American Revolution, and tragedy during the American Civil War. The author also paints an engrossing picture of Byrd family struggles throughout the reconstruction era in Alabama and then bringsmus into the 20th century with this extraordinary story. In the final chapter, we are provided a firsthand account of the author's return to Virginia and the almost eerie reconnection with his Westover Byrd relatives.

Author : Marion J. Kaminkow
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN 13 : 9780806316642
Total Pages : 926 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Genealogies in the Library of Congress written by Marion J. Kaminkow and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol 1 905p Vol 2 961p.

Author : Ronald L. Heinemann
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813909462
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Depression and New Deal in Virginia written by Ronald L. Heinemann and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heinemann skillfully presents the dramatic opposition between the Byrd organization and the proponents of Roosevelt's New Deal. He explains why Virginia voters paradoxically endorsed both at the polls. This study is based on extensive research in the records of federal agencies, Virginia newspapers, and letters collections of prominent state politicians. It includes a fascinating survey of Virginians who lived during the Depression. The first substantial examination of Virginia during the thirties, Depression and New Deal in Virginia: The Enduring Dominion contributes to our understanding of an important period in our national history.

Author : Colwell P. Byrd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780832878107
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History and Genealogy of the Byrd Family, from the Early Part of 1700 A. D. When They First Settled at Muddy Creel, Accomack County, Virginia, Down to A written by Colwell P. Byrd and published by . This book was released on 1997-07-01 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Byrd Family

Author : Frank B. Atkinson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0742577538
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dynamic Dominion written by Frank B. Atkinson and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2006-07-21 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dynamic Dominion tells the dramatic story of Virginia's political transformation from the Second World War to the Reagan Revolution. The cradle of American democracy — and thus of the democratic movement that is sweeping the globe today — the venerable Old Dominion has emerged again in the second half of the 20th century as a dynamic political pace setter for the nation. In 1945, Virginia was a one-party, one-faction state under the aristocratic rule of conservative Democratic Senator Harry F. Byrd and his famed 'Byrd organization.' From his perch as the uncontested leader of the state that led the south, Virginia's Byrd became a regional symbol, a congressional kingpin, and a national power. With its political system and culture static, Virginia's voice was heard nationally mostly in dissent, as it had been for a century. Within a few decades, emerging two-party competition and an unprecedented party realignment combined to place the rapidly changing commonwealth in the national vanguard. Well before Republican parties throughout the South became competitive, Virginia's Republicans in the 1970s compiled the most impressive winning streak of any state party in the country. They did it by constructing a coalition of rural conservative Democrats and suburban Republicans — the same coalition that Ronald Reagan assembled nationwide in 1980, ushering in the Reagan Revolution. As told in The Dynamic Dominion, the Virginia story contains all the excitement, drama, conflict, and intrigue of a fast-paced thriller. It is a story of triumph and tragedy, celebrities and statesmen, heroes and scoundrels — of shifting party loyalties and makeshift coalitions, hard-fought campaigns and razor-close elections — of ambition and cynicism alongside sacrifice and idealism. Best of all, the tale is true. It is the fascinating story of contemporary democracy flourishing in Virginia . . . the place where it was born.

Author : Diane B. Boyle
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Senators of the United States written by Diane B. Boyle and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1995 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: S. Doc. 103-34. Compiled by Jo Anne McCormick Quatannens, Diane B. Boyle, editorial assistant, prepared under the direction of Kelly D. Johnston, Secretary of the Senate. Lists scholarly works that profile the lives and legislative service of senators and their autobiographies and other published works.