West Virginia

A History

By: Otis K. Rice, Stephen Wayne Brown

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Hardcover | 4 September 1994 | Edition Number 2

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Hardcover
368 Pages

Age
1 - 17

Dimensions(cm)
24.77 x 17.15 x 2.54

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$117.25

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" An essential resource for scholars, students, and all lovers of the Mountaineer State. From bloody skirmishes with Indians on the early frontier to the Logan County mine war, the story of West Virginia is punctuated with episodes as colorful and rugged as the mountains that dominate its landscape. In this first modern comprehensive history, Otis Rice and Stephen Brown balance these episodes of mountaineer individualism against the complexities of industrial development and the growth of social institutions, analyzing the events and personalities that have shaped the state. To create this history, the authors weave together many strands from the past and present. Included among these are geological and geographical features; the prehistoric inhabitants; exploration and settlement; relations with the Indians; the land systems and patterns of ownership; the Civil War and the formation of the state from the western counties of Virginia; the legacy of Reconstruction; politics and government; industrial development; labor problems and advances; and cultural aspects such as folkways, education, religion, and national and ethnic influences. For this second edition, the authors have added a new chapter, bringing the original material up to date and carrying the West Virginia story through the presidential election of 1992. Otis K. Rice is professor emeritus of history and Stephen W. Brown is professor of history at West Virginia Institute of Technology.

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-A compilation of encounters showing feelings of love, justice and revenge so strong they are capable of transcending grave.- -- Kentucky Monthly -A substantial professional achievement.- -- West Virginia History "A compilation of encounters showing feelings of love, justice and revenge so strong they are capable of transcending grave." -- Kentucky Monthly "A substantial professional achievement." -- West Virginia History "A compilation of encounters showing feelings of love, justice and revenge so strong they are capable of transcending grave." -- "Kentucky Monthly " "A substantial professional achievement." -- "West Virginia History" "A substantial professional achievement." -- West Virginia History

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