Richard Evelyn Byrd Sr. Richard Evelyn Byrd Sr. Richard Evelyn Byrd Sr. (August 13, 1860 – October 23, 1925) was a Virginia politician. He moved to Winchester Virginia from West Virginia in 1887 and became a wealthy apple grower in the Shenandoah Valley and published the Winchester Star newspaper. He represented Winchester in the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as that body's Speaker from 1908 until 1914. He was the United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia from 1914 until 1920. One of his sons, Richard, became famous as a naval aviator who led an expedition to the South Pole; another,
Have You Been to the Beach Lately? Have You Been to the Beach Lately? Have You Been to the Beach Lately? is a young adult book of poetry by Ralph Fletcher with photographs by Andrea Sperling. It was first published in 2001. Thirty three first person poems that describe various moments during an eleven-year-old boy's day at the beach. He builds sand walls, plays in the surf with his friends, and teases his little brother. Trevelyn E. Jones in his review for School Library Journal called it a "perceptive and witty look into the 11-year-old heart" and that "both boys and girls will enjoy this accessible yet