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-»• By LAUREL SCOTT £ Rappahannock New* Staff Writer - As fast-paced as any good novel and twice as interesting (because it’s Cruel), Train Whistles and Hunting Homs: The History of The Plains, Virginia (116 pages, $18.95 from the Piedmont Press, Warrenton, Virginia, 1993) is an altogether delight0)1 read and a “must-have” for Christmas. * Thanks to the sponsorship of Arthur W. Arundel, a major benefactor Sf The Plains, D’Anne Evans and lochl historian John K. Gott have jpined forces to chronicle the life and lore of this charming Virginia foxhunting and farming village. Z. You don’t have to be a history Cuff to marvel at Gott’s in-depth research or to enjoy Evans’ captivatSg
style. Though jam-packed with cts and figures, the narrative flows Smoothly and never lacks the human touch. * The book begins with a geological primer on this picturesque mountain plain and its subsequent settlement via land grants. “ The histories of such venerable focal houses as “Western View” and “Montrose” play an important part
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