John Barksdale: 3 books

Evil comes in many forms but pure evil has its own distinctive shape. In Rix County, Georgia it crested in the form of Henly Blackmon, mayor of the tiny town. Within the borders of Rix, a sheltering and most forbidden place is nestled. Its a destination where true miracles occur and they come about...

Radford, Virginia, is a city with a remarkable history. Native Americans settled the area long before Europeans moved into the region in the mid-18th century. The Virginia and Tennessee Railroad created a line in 1854 that linked Lynchburg with Bristol. Central Depot, which later became Radford, was...

To many antebellum Americans, Appalachia was a frightening wilderness of lawlessness, peril, robbers, and hidden dangers. The extensive media coverage of horse stealing and scalping raids profiled the region's residents as intrinsically violent. After the Civil War, this characterization continued...