Book Talk: The Byrd Machine in Virginia

Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center 10209 Main Street, Fairfax, VA, United States

Join us for this book talk with Michael Pope, author of The Byrd Machine in Virginia: The Rise and Fall of a Conservative Political Organization. Books will be for sale at the event. Learn about how the Byrd political machine, named for first Governor and then U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd, ran Virginia politics and enforced […]

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“I have no Doubt…He will Prove Himself an Able Commander:” George Armstrong Custer’s Path from Lieutenant to Brigadier General

Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim 3610 Blenheim Blvd, Fairfax, VA, United States

Join author Robert O'Neill as he discusses "George Armstrong Custer’s Path from Lieutenant to Brigadier General."  Through in-depth research, Mr. O'Neill will focus on Custer’s soliciting support to become a general in the Fairfax Court House area. Most recently, he is the author of "Small but Important Riots: The Calvary Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville"  […]

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