Notes From The Free State Of Patrick: Patrick County Virginia History is a 205 page soft cover book that includes chapters on many people and places studied over the last decade. The book finds stories heretofore unknown or misunderstood finding new material in the Library of Virginia to the Patrick County Courthouse. Made up of speeches, blogs, websites and various sources the author gives a varied description of his native county The Free State Of Patrick. Chapters from prehistoric times about Native Americans and the American Revolution through the Civil War and the seven men who gave all in the Vietnam Conflict give a diverse look at the history of Patrick County Virginia.