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The Johnson Place

The Johnson Place

A Rappahannock County Story

by J. Stewart Willis

About The Book

In the Johnson Place, visit the story of tract of land, the site of a tragic hunting accident, the sexual enslavement of a seventeen year old girl, the murder of a farmer's wife, the trial and hanging of the guilty party, an opportunistic purchase of the land, a family conflict over inheritance, the loss of the final vestiges of a great land holding, and the shattered dreams of many men trying to create a ski resort on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge.

Details
Publication date June 13,2023
Language English
ISBN (Paperback)
979-8-88963-324-2 (E-BOOK)
Genre Fiction
Specifications
Pages 416
Interior Color Black and White
Book Size 6.000" x 9.000" (229mm x 152mm)

About The Author

J. Stewart Willis is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He served in the army and went to Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. He was a college professor of physics at West Point, a manager in the nuclear waste industry at Yuccca Mountain in Nevada, and the elected mayor of Washington, Virginia for nine years. He currently lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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