About the Author

Virginia Johnson is the web content librarian at Central Rappahannock Regional Library. She has a BA in anthropology from the College of William & Mary and earned her Master of Library Science degree from the University of Maryland-College Park. She lives in historic Fredericksburg with her husband, Steve, and son, Benedict. Her previous award-winning books--Virginia Horse Racing: Triumphs of the Turf and Virginia by Stagecoach--are also available from The History Press/Arcadia Publishing.