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Centuries of Success: Lessons from the World's Most Enduring Family Businesses. Author William T. O'Hara chronicles the colorful success stories and timeless lessons of some of the world's oldest family businesses. America's oldest family business (1638) and Virginia's oldest plantation (1613), Shirley Plantation is featured in Chapter 10, on pages 135-152. $24.95
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Plantation Homes of the James River. Bruce Roberts, former director of photography for Southern Living, presents a photographic tour of fourteen of the famous colonial Virginia plantation houses along the shores of the Lower James River from Richmond east to Jamestown and Williamsburg. Shirley Plantation is featured on pages 19-27. $24.95
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Window on the Chesapeake: The Bay, It's People and Places. Wendy Mitman Clarke, executive director of Chesapeake Bay Magazine, recognizes the generosity of the people who share their stories and a common passion for the bay. The memorable photography is the work of Mariner's Museum photographer John Pemberton. $24.95
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The Ghosts of Virginia: Volume 1.
L.B. Taylor, Jr. has traveled all over Virginia collecting ghost stories. Perhaps the most compelling legend of Shirley revolves around the ghost of a former resident and family member. For Shirley, like a number of its neighboring plantations along the James, is haunted. Aunt Pratt is featured on pages 13-18. $18.00. Also available, The Ghosts of Virginia: Volume 2, $18.00, The Ghosts of Virginia: Volume 3, $18.00
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Discovering the History of Your House and Your Neighborhood. Every house has a story to tell! Whether you own an elaborate Victorian, cozy bungalow or cottage, ranch-style, or are part of a newer subdivision, your house and property have a unique history that is just waiting to be uncovered. Author Betsy J. Green will show you how easy it is to create a cherished legacy for future generations to enjoy. $14.95
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Back of the Big House: The Architecture of Plantation Slavery. Behind the “Big Houses” of the antebellum South existed a different world, socially and architecturally, where slaves lived and worked. John Michael Vlach explores the structures and spaces that formed the slaves’ environment. Through photographs and the words of former slaves, he portrays the plantation landscape from the slaves’ own point of view. $27.50
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Best Little Stories from the American Revolution. C. Brian Kelly. $16.95
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Causes of the American Revolution. Richard M. Strum. $12.95
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