Thomas D. Perry

Tom Perry tells the story of a cat named Abby owned by Ally Snyder of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Doing all the things that cats do, Ally's Cat takes you through a day in the life of this fearless feline.

Historian Thomas D. "Tom" Perry writes about stories of true crime along the Virginia North Carolina border region that he calls home. From the 1912 Hillsville Shootout to the 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre, Perry writes about these stories that have interested him over a long career of writing about the history of the place he calls home. Subjects covered include the 1929 Lawson family Christmas murders in Stokes County to the shootout on Fayette Street in Martinsville, Virginia, along with the case of the Martinsville Seven. Multiple bombing stories from Mount Airy, North Carolina, before it was Andy Griffith's mythical Mayberry to the title of "Little Chicago." Several murder true stories from Perry's native Patrick County are included.

Civil War General Jubal Anderson Early commanded everything from regiments to entire armies under Robert E. Lee in the War Between the States 1861-65. This book discusses Early's life concentrating on his home county of Franklin and the efforts to preserve his homeplace there.

Historian Thomas D. "Tom" Perry continues his series of photo histories of communities in Henry County, Virginia, with Rangeley, Virginia. Following in the series after Bassett, Fieldale, and Martinsville, this book tells the story of a community that was along the Great Wagon Road that is still the focal point of the community. This book is a fund raiser for the Rangeley Ruritan Club and is published by Laurel Hill Publishing www.freestateofpatrick.com.

Historian Thomas D. Perry, Founder of the J. E. B. Stuart Birthplace, edits the first of a projected three volume series of the papers of Civil War General James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart.

Historian Thomas D. "Tom" Perry tells the story of his friend David Minter of Ma, rtinsville, Henry County, Virginia, in a life that saw war in Korea, family tragedies and share a military heritage that spans generations of one family in the United States of America. David is an ordinary man, who along with his family gave extraordinary service to this country.