Friday at Beck & Stein Books, Port Warwick on the Square, 145 Herman Melville Ave., Newport News. Newport News author James Hines signs copies of 'Figure Skating: A History' 7 p.m. and corruption in the Virgin Islands, Melvin Claxton teamed up with fellow reporter Mark Puls to write his first book, Uncommon Valor: A Story of Race. For more information, call 599-5170, Ext. The event is open to the public and takes place 11:30 a.m. * Hampton artist and author Gerome Meminger will display his art and sign copies of his books 'The Lonely Little Blue Book' and 'Poetry Art & Truth' as part of the Black History Month events at Christopher Newport University. by Melvin Claxton, Mark Puls, Claxton Hardcover Book, 240 pages See Other Available Editions Description 'With the air of intimacy that only comes from intensive research, Uncommon Valor vividly shows us the contributions made by escaped slaves, ex-slaves, and freemen to the Union cause. Uncommon Valor: A Story of Race, Patriotism, and Glory in the Final Battles of the Civil War Melvin Claxton 5. To reserve a time slot to read, call 594-7568.

Writers will read from their prose and poetry. March 17 in the Freight Shed located in Yorktown's Riverwalk Landing, 331 Water St., Yorktown. Uncommon Valor A Story of Race, Patriotism, and Glory in the Final Battles of the Civil W/ar. : Uncommon Valor: A Story of Race, Patriotism, and Glory in the Final Battles of the Civil War (9780471468233) by Claxton, Melvin Puls, Mark Mark Puls and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. * Writers and members of the public are invited to a public reading 7 p.m.

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Uncommon Valor by Melvin Claxton