A Separate Place The Formation of Clarke County, Virginia
, by Hofstra, Warren R.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780945612704 | 0945612702
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/1/1999
The origins of Clarke County--how it came to be, and why--are examined here for the first time. Historian Warren R. Hofstra not only tells the story of the people who made Clarke County a separate place but also puts the movement for its formation in the context of Virginia and U.S. politics. It is a story fascinating in detail and rich in implication, for the issues that strained old Frederick to the breaking point--local control vs. an expanded federal government, conformity vs. pluralism, agrarian values vs. commercial pursuits--are still featured in the political debates today both regionally and nationally.