{"product_id":"lost-communities-of-virginia-hardcover","title":"Lost Communities of Virginia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerri Fisher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKirsten Sparenborg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Ferris\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirginia's back roads and rural areas are dotted with traces of once-thriving communities. General stores, train depots, schools, churches, banks, and post offices provide intriguing details of a way of life now gone. The buildings may be empty or repurposed today, the existing community may be struggling to survive or rebuilding itself in a new and different way, but the story behind each community's original development is an interesting and important footnote to the development of Virginia and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eLost Communities of Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e documents thirty small communities from throughout the Commonwealth that have lost their original industry, transportation mode, or way of life. Using contemporary photographs, historical information, maps, and excerpts of interviews with longtime residents of these communities, the book documents the present conditions, recalls past boom times, and explains the role of each community in regional settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTerri Fisher is Outreach and Programs Coordinator at the Community Design Assistance Center at Virginia Tech, Executive Director of the Giles County Historical Society, and author of two pictorial histories of Giles County, Virginia. Kirsten Sparenborg is a member of the studio of Sottile \u0026amp; Sottile Urban Analysis \u0026amp; Design in Savannah, Georgia. She works as an artist and designer in the field of preservation in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 10.3 x 12.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42734229094463,"sku":"9780974270739","price":64.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d6c2cb4dd8dfd5d34991d1ac377b5d56.webp?v=1765139127","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/lost-communities-of-virginia-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}