{ "item_title" : "The Valiants of Virginia", "item_author" : [" Hallie Ermine Rives", "Andre Castaigne "], "item_description" : "The Valiants of Virginia is a historical fiction novel written by Hallie Ermine Rives. The story takes place in Virginia during the American Civil War and follows the lives of two families, the Valiants and the Ashbys. The Valiants are a wealthy family who own a plantation, while the Ashbys are poor farmers. The two families are brought together when the Valiants hire the Ashbys to work on their plantation.The novel explores the themes of love, loyalty, and family. The Valiants and the Ashbys form a strong bond despite their differences in social status. The Valiant daughter, Margaret, falls in love with the Ashby son, Tom, and they secretly marry. However, their happiness is short-lived when Tom is drafted into the Confederate Army and Margaret is left to worry about his safety.As the war rages on, both families face their own struggles and tragedies. The Valiants lose their son in battle, while the Ashbys face financial ruin. Despite the hardships, the families remain loyal to each other and their country.The Valiants of Virginia is a well-written and engaging novel that provides a glimpse into the lives of families during the Civil War era. It is a story of love, loss, and the enduring strength of family bonds.1912. Rives, a member of one of America's oldest families and the wife of a prominent American diplomat, authored The Modern and Complete Book of Etiquette. As a novelist she wrote several best sellers of which The Valiants of Virginia was one. The book begins: Failed! ejaculated John Valiant blankly, and the hat he held dropped to the claret-colored rug like a huge white splotch of sudden fright. The Corporation-failed! The young man was the glass of fashion, from the silken ribbon on the spotless Panama to his pearl-gray gaiters, and well favored-a lithe stalwart figure, with wide-set hazel eyes and strong brown hair waving back from a candid forehead. The soft straw, however, had been wrung to a wisp between clutching fingers and the face was glazed in a kind of horrified and assiduous surprise, as if the rosy peach of life, bitten, had suddenly revealed itself an unripe persimmon. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/16/272/734/1162727349_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "38.95", "online_price" : "38.95", "our_price" : "38.95", "club_price" : "38.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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