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These are a few of my favorite things
Here are three things that this writer is happy about: The story about my book by Pam Kamphuis, editor of the Piedmont Virginian magazine. Pam asked me to write about Fauquier County’s reaction to publication of The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia. I did, and last week she posted that piece on the magazine’s website.…
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If it’s not the money, why do I do this?
I was on the way to Richmond to speak at the Black History Museum of Virginia recently when I asked myself, “Why am I doing this?” I was travelling 60 miles in the rain. I was not being paid, and the director had said that she wanted the museum, not me, to sell my book.…
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The cost of doing business
One aspect of preparing this book for publication has surprised me. I’ve had to pay for photos, and they’ve been expensive. I should say quickly that I didn’t have to pay for photos. I could have refused and used only my own photos or those that were free, but the book would have suffered if…
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Welcome to “The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia”
The History Press decided in September 2015 to publish The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia: Searching for Truth at Rattlesnake Mountain. I’m told that the book will be available for sale in autumn 2016. Between now and then, I hope to use this space to tell you about it, including the research I did, the people…
Author & Lecturer
Jim Hall 