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King George is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of King George County, Virginia, United States. It is sometimes referred to as King George Courthouse, because it is the location of the King George County Courthouse. The population as of the 2020 census was 4,970. The Journal Press was a local weekly newspaper published in King George and serving local areas until its final issue was published on Jan 11th, 2017. King George is also home to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) located in the northeast portion of the county along the Potomac River. Geography The community is in central King George County along Virginia State Route 3, which leads west 18 miles (29 km) to Fredericksburg and southeast 38 miles (61 km) to Warsaw. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the King George CDP has a total area of 10.8 square miles (28.0 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.43%, are water. Attractions The King George Fall Festival, begun in 1959, is held annually the second weekend of October, to benefit the fire and rescue squad. It includes a parade through town, a carnival, a craft fair, a car show, a dance, a 5-K run, and the Fall Festival Queen Pageant. The town has a YMCA recreational facility. Also, every Saturday morning, the King George middle school hosts a farmer's market. The King George high school is the largest building in the town. The Ralph Bunche High School, Powhatan Rural Historic District, Rokeby, Nanzatico, Office Hall and Millbank are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. References . Discover the Virginia King popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Virginia King books.
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Falstaff
Robert NyeWinner of the Hawthornden Prize and the Guardian Fiction PrizeThe most beloved comic figure in English literature decides that history hasn’t done him justiceit’s time for him to t...
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Planting Pearls
Virginia KingA new name and a new home.A scary exhusband ...And a ghost.When Selkie Moon escapes her controlling husband to start a new life in Hawaii, she's under pressure to support herself, ...
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Beloved Enemy
Jane FeatherA moving, unforgettable romance of defiance and desire from the New York Timesbestselling author of The London Jewels Trilogy.England's disastrous Civil War has robbed Lady Virgini...
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The Historical Novels of Mark Twain
Mark TwainThe Prince and the Pauper is a novel by Mark Twain first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. Set in 1547, it tells the story of two young...
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The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder
Thornton Wilder, Jackson R. Bryer & Robin Gibbs WilderSpanning his entire life, The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder is a comprehensive and fascinating collection of the great American writer’s correspondence. The author of such cl...
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The Penguin Book of English Verse
P J KeeganThis ambitious and revelatory collection turns the traditional chronology of anthologies on its head, listing poems according to their first individual appearance in the language r...
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As Brave As You
Jason ReynoldsKirkus Award Finalist Schneider Family Book Award Winner Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book In this “pitchperfect contemporary novel” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Coretta Sc...
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The Wars of the Roosevelts
William J. MannThe awardwinning author presents a provocative, thoroughly modern revisionist biographical history of one of America’s greatest and most influential familiesthe Rooseveltsexposing ...
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Raleigh TrevelyanAn enthralling new biography of the most exciting and charismatic adventurer in the history of the Englishspeaking worldTall, dark, handsome, and damnably proud, Sir Walter Raleigh...
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The Home and the World
Rabindranath Tagore, William Radice & Surendranath TagoreSet on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband...
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Greek Tragedy
Aeschylus, Euripides & SophoclesAgememnon is the first part of the Aeschylus's Orestian trilogy in which the leader of the Greek army returns from the Trojan war to be murdered by his treacherous wife Clytemnestr...
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Cocaine and Rhinestones
Tyler Mahan CoeFrom the creator of the acclaimed country music history podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones, comes the epic American saga of country music’s legendary royal coupleGeorge Jones and Ta...
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Die Spieler
David BaldacciIn diesem Spiel geht es um alles. Sieg oder Niederlage. Leben oder Tod. Der mysteriöse Camel Club will die geheimen Machenschaften der amerikanischen Regierung aufdecken Korrupti...
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Kubrick
Robert P. Kolker & Nathan AbramsThe definitive biography of the creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and A Clockwork Orange, presenting the most indepth portrait yet of the groundbreaking filmmaker.The ...
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The Pursuit of the Well-beloved and the Well-beloved
Thomas HardyHardy's two versions of a strange story set in the weird landscape of Portland. The central figure is a man obsessed both with the search for his ideal woman and with sculpting the...
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Scoops
Sam McAlisterThe secrets of a former Newsnight producer who found her way to Buckingham Palace'A cracking read' Lorraine Kelly‘Riveting’ Sunday Telegraph‘Behind every great interview is a great...
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Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad, Owen Knowles & Robert HampsonA haunting Modernist masterpiece and the inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola's Oscarwinning film Apocalypse Now, Heart of Darkness explores the limits of human experience and the ...
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Kings Mountain
Phillip Thomas TuckerLearn the littleknown history of the turningpoint battle of Kings Mountain, one of the most decisive American victories in the Revolutionary War. The Battle of Kings Mountain was t...
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A Scrap of Silk
Virginia KingA surprise inheritance.A locked cellar.A shocking secret from her family's past.When 30yearold mystery author Tiggy Jones inherits an old boathouse in Devon from the grandmother sh...
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The First Lie
Virginia King"A masterful blend of psychological thriller, mystery, and the paranormal." Readers' Favorite"A dizzying array of events, mysteries, supernatural intrigue, and action." Midwest Boo...
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The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts
Gregg HecimovichA finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography and the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeA groundbreaking study of the first Black female novelist and her life as an...
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American Capitalism
Louis Hyman & Edward E. BaptistFrom Cornell University Professors Louis Hyman and Edward E. Baptist, a collection of the most relevant readings on the history of capitalism in America, created to accompany their...
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Leaving Birds
Virginia KingMurder. Magic. A ghost or two.Three spooky adult tales inspired by folklore:Once deep in a forest there lived a strange and magical woman. She had no mother or father, and noone kn...
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Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales from Burns to Buchan
Gordon JarvieMystery and excitement abound in this lively collection of fairy tales, folklore and legends, which celebrate Scotland's enormously rich oral tradition and offers a carefully chose...
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Virgin Earth
Philippa GregoryIn this enthralling, freestanding sequel to Earthly Joys, New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory combines a wealth of gardening knowledge with a haunting love story tha...
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The Second Path
Virginia KingNaked and confused. Selkie Moon can't remember.When Selkie Moon finds herself naked on a Hawaiian beach, she has no memory of the past two weeks. Recovering at a friend's house, sh...
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Der Abgrund
David Baldacci & Uwe AntonEin actionreicher Thriller mit etlichen Wendungen von Bestsellerautor David Baldacci Web London ist ein Held. TopMann in einem TopTeam einer Elitetruppe des FBI. Doch das Team ist...
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Knight of Pleasure
Margaret MalloryTHE GREATEST PASSION Lady Isobel Hume is an expert swordswoman who knows how to choose her battles. When the king asks her to wed a French nobleman to form a political alliance, ...
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The Third Note
Virginia KingA mysterious parcel. An unsolved crime. A spell from beyond the grave.After returning from her last strange quest, Selkie Moon is more than ready to settle down. So when she receiv...
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The Shadow Sister
Lucinda Riley“Riley’s engaging and mesmerizing story of selfdiscovery and love...can be perfectly read as a standalone. This book will appeal to readers of Edwardian novels and Jane Austenstyle...
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Season of Saturdays
Michael WeinrebFrom an awardwinning sports journalist and college football expert: “A beautifully written mix of memoir and reportage that tracks college ball through fourteen key games, giving d...
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Rebel
Bernard CornwellA riveting and compelling account of Nate's initial Civil War experienceits battles, romances and divided loyaltiesWhen Richmond landowner Washington Faulconer snatches young Nate ...
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They Had a Dream
Jules ArcherThe majority of the civil rights movement in the United States occurred in three stages. The first stage began with the slaves in America fighting for their freedom. Frederick Doug...
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The Burning Time
Virginia RoundingSmithfield, settled on the fringes of Roman London, was once a place of revelry. Jesters and crowds flocked for the medieval St Bartholomew's Day celebrations, tournaments were ple...
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Ulysses S. Grant
Michael Korda“Michael Korda has delivered a jewel of a short life of Ulysses S. Grant, a general deadly on the battlefield and unprepossessing off it. As a biographer Korda is Grantlike himself...
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The Fourth Door
Virginia KingThirty years ago, a baby boy was kidnapped ...When Selkie Moon travels to Hong Kong to discover his fate, she has high hopes of using her psychic twinges to find him and reunite hi...
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The Little Book of Feminist Saints
Julia Pierpont & Manjit ThappA perfect holiday gift, this beautifully illustrated collection honoring one hundred exceptional “feminist saints” throughout history is sure to inspire women and men alike.“A...
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On the Spooky Trail
Virginia KingA hag's pool. A ruined abbey. A house with a skull.Join awardwinning mystery author Virginia King on this SHORT TALE of true travel, when her role as an accompanying delegate at a ...
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The Complete Poems
John Milton & John LeonardJohn Milton was a master of almost every type of verse, from the classical to the religious and from the lyrical to the epic. His early poems include the devotional 'On the Mornin...
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Laying Ghosts
Virginia KingA strange message. A deserted beach house. A shocking incident from the past …When a text message from a long lost friend lures Selkie Moon to Crystal Cottage, the chilling events ...