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The Fight for Fairfax: A Struggle for a Great American County
Price: $21.86
Author: Russ Banham
Manufacturer: University of Virginia Press
ISBN13: 9780981877952
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The Fight for Fairfax presents the story of a group of local citizens in Fairfax County, Virginia, and their efforts over the past half-century to invent a place that would be more than simply a Washington, D.C., suburb. Told from the group's point of view, the book chronicles their vision of Fairfax and the steps they took to bring it to life. The group faced many opponents, including populist politicians and anti-growth forces, and this book examines those clashes as part of the overall story.

The Fairfax pro-development group--a zoning attorney, a university president, two defense contractors, a homebuilder and several county officials, real estate developers, and engineers--believed their work would transform Fairfax's rural landscape into what might be called the cradle of the Information Age. And indeed, Fairfax has become a vibrant economic hub that boasts of modern industries, high-paying jobs, superior public schools, a multicultural workforce, and abundant open spaces. In making the case for these architects of change, the author, who extensively researched the subject and conducted numerous interviews with key players, produces an eloquent account that must be considered by all--those who agree with and even those who question the development.

The Fight for Fairfax will appeal to a diverse audience, including local Virginia history buffs and scholars and those with an interest in business history, especially in terms of the challenges and opportunities that are often linked to growth and change.

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The Civil War in Fairfax County: Civilians and Soldiers
Price: $21.99
Author: Charles V. Mauro
Manufacturer: The History Press
Fairfax County, Virginia, is an area ripe with Civil War history. Just across the Potomac River on the doorstep of Washington D.C., the county was a prized target by the Confederate Army and defended with equal determination by the Union Army. Fairfax was the first county in the South to be invaded by the Union Army, and the last to be occupied by Union soldiers as they were mustered out of service after the Grand Review.

The Civil War in Fairfax County presents the Civil War history of the area through the stories of a variety of individual soldiers and civilians. It contains stories of the devastation brought by both armies on the civilians and their property and the daily strife caused by the war, pitting neighbor against neighbor and family members against themselves.

This book is both an important and fascinating look into the everyday lives of those in Fairfax County who lived through the most tumultuous four years in American history, in a county that was occupied by both the Confederate and Union Armies throughout the entire Civil War.

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