A Separate Place The Formation of Clarke County, Virginia

by Hofstra, Warren R.

• ISBN13: 9780945612704
• ISBN10: 0945612702
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Charles L. Burwell
Introduction to Second Printing	ix
Preface	xi
Chronology	xiv
Taking Up the Land	1	(12)
The Plantation and the Farm	13	(12)
Two Worlds	25	(14)
An Era of Sectionalism	39	(14)
A Political Split	53	(12)
The Entering Wedge	65	(14)
Division	79	(12)
Epilogue	91	(10)
Appendix: Legislative Petitions for the Formation of Clarke County	101	(12)
Notes	113	(11)
Index	124