Vincent Virga has been called “America's foremost picture editor.” He is the coauthor of Eyes of the Nation and the author of Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations, produced in cooperation with the Library of Congress.
Emilee Hines is a native Virginian who taught history, English, and creative writing for thirty years before retiring. A historian by training, with a master's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she is author of It Happened in Virginia (Globe Pequot), More than Petticoats: Remarkable Virginia Women (TwoDot), and seven volumes of Old Virginia Houses.