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A pictorial history of webster county
upcoming pictorial history
A Pictorial History of Webster County will be published at Thanksgiving of 2024.
If you would like to be a sponsor for this book, please contact Mark at markromanoauthor@gmail.com to learn more. You can sponsor a family photo, business advertising, high school, or class photos.
And if you have historical photos of Webster County you'd like to share, or would like to sponsor the volume, please download the Webster County Pictorial History brochures below to learn how you can contribute.
You can also pre-order the book from Mark's Online Bookstore. The cost is $75 with a tax of $4.50 if shipped to a West Virginia resident.
Or Contact Mark at markromanoauthor@gmail.com for more information.
Mark Romano, author
Article in the Fayette Tribune
IN THE PRESS
Mark Romano, and his books--including One Lives, One Dies, One Loves, and his latest, One Writes--are featured in an article in the April 7 edition of The Fayette Tribune.
Included in the article is the name of Mark's upcoming fourth book in the One series. (But you'll need to read the article to learn this fact.)
Also covered in the article are Mark's pictorial history books, including his most recent A Pictorial History of Mercer County.
Goldie Webb speaking to author Mark Romano in 2019. Photo courtesy Steve Keenan/The Fayette Tribune
One Writes
Now available
One Writes, the third book in Mark's One series--which began with One Lives One Dies, and continued in One Loves--is now available in hardcover and paperback editions via Mark's Online Bookstore.
In One Writes, Helen Barnette writes in a journal about life at West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1938. There is a brief mention of Hitler and of World War II that the United States will be in soon.
In the second part of the book, Hersel Holbrook is a soldier in France for the United States and writes home to his dad, mom, sister, and brothers about the girls he meets and his longing to be home. These collected journal entries and letters, as well as newly published photographs, form the basis for One Writes.
Order your own copy of One Writes in either hardback or paperback edition via Mark's Online Bookstore.
A Pictorial History of Mercer County
NOW available
Mark's latest photography book, A Pictorial History of Mercer County, has been published and is now available to order via Mark's Online Bookstore.
If you would like to order this book, please contact Mark Romano at markromanoauthor@gmail.com.
A Pictorial History of Mercer County retails for $75, plus $4.50 tax and $10 shipping.
Check out the news story on the book recently featured on WVVA-TV.
One Loves
Now available
One Loves, the second book in Mark's One series, that began with One Lives One Dies, is now available in hardcover and paperback editions via Mark's Online Bookstore on this very site.
Goldie Webb, a lady who was instrumental in helping Mark identify soldiers found in Finley Taylor's photographs used in One Lives One Dies, has lent Mark assistance once again by providing a series of letters from her late husband Bud Webb, written to her during World War II.
These collected letters, as well as newly published photographs, form the basis for One Loves.
In the news: One Loves
The second book in Mark Romano's One series, One Loves is now available for sale.
Click the image at right to read an article about it from the Webster Echo.
One Lives One Dies
NOW AVAILABLE
The first book in Mark Romano's One series, One Lives One Dies, is for sale via Mark's Online Bookstore, in both hardback and paperback editions. It is also available from Amazon.com ebook format. And please know, books purchased from Mark's Online Bookstore can be personalized with the inscription of your choice.
This is the true story of two men - Bud Webb and Junior Smith - their families, their girlfriends, and their fellow soldiers during World War II. One lives and the other dies. Their stories are told through actual journals, letters, interviews, and photographs.
The second book in the series, One Loves, and third One Writes have also been released.
"When author Mark Romano was given a box of dusty old letters found in a corn crib he knew he had something very special. For in his hands he held the vintage World War II letters of a soldier serving overseas and the love of his life waiting for him back home. . . . Add to that, WWII photographs of unidentified soldiers from Finley Taylor’s Studio, left Mark frustrated and wanting to know more. Who were they? What was their story? Mark had a burning desire to find out . . . and how fortunate we are that he did.
"Not long out of the depression era, Americans were already used to hardship and sacrifice when the United States entered into WWII. But rations made life even harder. However, most Americans rallied in support of the war effort, doing their part to make do with what they had. The hardest sacrifices came though, when men went to war leaving behind their loved ones; their only lifeline to one another was through their letters.
"In One Lives, One Dies, we get a firsthand glimpse into the day to day lives of the soldiers and what life was like for the loved ones waiting back home. Their words will make you laugh, sometimes shock you to your core, and other times move you to tears. I learned so much about that time in history, that I never knew until I read Marks book. I was so fascinated by these honest, humble characters and their stories, that I hungrily gobbled every page in one day! Mark, thank you, for your years of research, your burning desire to tell a story that needed told, and for putting names to faces in the photographs, so that none of them would ever be forgotten! This is a beautiful story of a tumultuous time in our history, and a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, and the brave men and women who served in WWII, abroad and at home!"
-- Bonnie Ward, author of Winds of Skilak.
About Mark Romano
Mark Romano
Mark Romano is an author of numerous books as well as being a photographer. He specializes in high school senior portraits and offers photography courses.
Companies hire him to do yearbooks on their employees and company. He has also published many pictorial books, such as the acclaimed Brooks Run: We Mine Coal, and Heroes Among Us for the WV Veterans Legacy project. He served as photographer and videographer for the Josh Stewart movie, The Hunted, and his coal photo exhibit has been on display at TAMARACK: The Best of West Virginia. His Last Photographers book series, which he co-wrote with Anne Johnson, was featured in the Baltimore Sun, Charleston Gazette and featured on Traveling West Virginia.
Mark has received awards from Professional Photographers of America and Professional Photographers of West Virginia for his work.
Mark lives in West Virginia with his wife and has two grown sons.
He may be reached at: markromanoauthor@gmail.com