Thomas D. Perry

Author Thomas D. "Tom" Perry writes in his first book about a murder in the fictional town of Moonlight, Virginia, at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. In a tale about friendship and greed, the narrator has to come face to face with the drug trade and the cost to his hometown due to crime.

Historian Thomas D. "Tom" Perry tells the story of James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart, both from Patrick County, Virginia, and the controversy in 2015 when the portrait of Stuart was taken down from the Patrick County Courthouse. The ensuing controversy brought media attention and a discussion of the history relating to Confederate History and the Civil War. The portrait eventually found its way to the Wall of Honor in the Patrick County Administration Building in Stuart, Virginia. This book continues with the controversies surrounding J. E. B. Stuart High School in Fairfax, Virginia, and the controversy surrounding J. E. B. Stuart's statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond. This book is a portrait of the man who was James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart and the modern times that reflect on the history he embodies.

In this revised edition of his 2012 best selling book, Beyond Mayberry, Award Winning Author and Historian, Thomas D. "Tom" Perry, doubles the size of the previous book from 250 to over 400 pages just in time for the 60th anniversary of the release of The Andy Griffith Show in October 1960. Perry adds to the knowledge about how much Andy Griffith's hometown, Mount Airy, North Carolina, is the basis for the fictional town of Mayberry made famous in the show. This book has new chapters about Betty Lynn, who played Thelma Lou on The Andy Griffith Show and later moved to Mount Airy. This book has new chapters about Russell Hiatt and Emmett Forrest, who helped turn Mount Airy into a tourist mecca as The Real Mayberry. This the source for information about Andy Griffith and his hometown based on years of research including personal interviews with many of those involved.

Historian Thomas D. "Tom" Perry tells the story of Civil War General James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart's ancestors who fought in the American Revolution. Alexander Stuart fought at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse with Nathaniel Greene. William Letcher lost his life at the hands of Tories on the Laurel Hill Farm in Ararat, Patrick County, Virginia, where over fifty years later J. E. B. Stuart was born. The Laurel Hill Farm known as Stuart's Birthplace is part of a 75 acre park preserving the history of the family that has fought in almost every war this country has participated.

Historian Thomas D. "Tom" Perry has put together all his speeches over the last thirty years in one place. From the Civil War, Presidential history, wars from the American Revolution to Vietnam and authors from Ernest Hemingway to Edgar Allan Poe, this book speaks to a lifetime of historic preservation and talking about history.

Author Thomas D. "Tom" Perry explores his likes an dislikes in this book of writings from the past thirty years that ranged from his love of sweet tea, politics, his fond memories of his mother's hometown, Augusta, Georgia, to history of Patrick County, Virginia.

Historian Thomas D. "Tom" Perry shares his journeys through African-American history in his thirty year career of studying history along the Virginia and North Carolina border between Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, and Ararat, Patrick County, Virginia. Subjects include Booker T. Washington, Frederick Douglass, John Hope Franklin, and the slaves that lived in the ironically named Free State of Patrick.

The story of a father and a daughter separated for twenty-one years until the latter comes looking for the former. Sadly, they never had a chance, but this book speaks to the tragedy of mental health issues and the dysfunctional world and families that we all live within today's society. This book was updated in December 2024, almost twenty years after the initial meeting between father and daughter.

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.