" 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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Good read, excellent trivia,
This review is from: West Virginia: A History (Hardcover)
I very much enjoy researching West Virghinia and this would be a great intro book for the subject. It is at times a tad dry, BUT, overall the book does have a flow and brings out some great hidden history and trivia of the state.
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A long read, and a true history of the state. Whatever your background, If you like West Virginia, then this book is for you.
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This book is a great, interesting read. It covers WV Prehistory (the Adena- famous for the large mounds seen all over the state- and Hopewell Cultures and others), succession from VA during the Civil War, the first governors of the state and even (relatively) modern politics, including Senator Byrd's contributions to road construction and other projects funded by the federal government. The book leaves out the fact, however, that Byrd was a former member of the KKK and had the following to say about African Americans:"I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side ... Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds. " -- Robert C. Byrd, in a letter to Sen. Theodore Bilbo (D-MS), 1944 I've been looking for a long time and this is undoubtedly the most comprehensive book concerning WV history you will ever find. It isn't a biased account at all yet I have to say it leaves out some important details. The book does cover everything but only cursorily in many cases. Still a very, very good read for historians and laymen alike. -A student of History, Biology and Anthropology
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A Land of Grandeur. In 1784, nearly two hundred years before a popular song referred to West Virginia as "almost Heaven," Thomas Jefferson wrote that the contrast between the "placid and delightful" Shenandoah Valley and the "wild and tremendous" mountains at Harpers Ferry, the Potomac gateway to the state, was worth a journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
super tax credits, dismemberment ordinance, statehood politics, statehood bill, statehood movement, mixed basis, mine guards, additional counties, secession ordinance Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
West Virginia, United States, Kanawha Valley, New York, New River, House of Delegates, World War, Ohio River, South Branch, Kanawha County, Kanawha River, Reorganized Government, Harpers Ferry, General Assembly, Valley of Virginia, Northern Panhandle, Point Pleasant, Blue Ridge, Fort Pitt, Harrison County, Monongahela Valley, Revolutionary War, Little Kanawha, Monongalia County, Mountain State New!
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A Land of Grandeur. In 1784, nearly two hundred years before a popular song referred to West Virginia as "almost Heaven," Thomas Jefferson wrote that the contrast between the "placid and delightful" Shenandoah Valley and the "wild and tremendous" mountains at Harpers Ferry, the Potomac gateway to the state, was worth a journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
super tax credits, dismemberment ordinance, statehood politics, statehood bill, statehood movement, mixed basis, mine guards, additional counties, secession ordinance Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
West Virginia, United States, Kanawha Valley, New York, New River, House of Delegates, World War, Ohio River, South Branch, Kanawha County, Kanawha River, Reorganized Government, Harpers Ferry, General Assembly, Valley of Virginia, Northern Panhandle, Point Pleasant, Blue Ridge, Fort Pitt, Harrison County, Monongahela Valley, Revolutionary War, Little Kanawha, Monongalia County, Mountain State New!
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- All We Knew Was to Farm: Rural Women in the Upcountry South, 1919-1941 (Revisiting Rural America) by Melissa Walker on page 300, page 319, and page 336
- The West Virginia State Constitution: A Reference Guide (Reference Guides to the State Constitutions of the United States) by Robert M Bastress on page 24, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Absentee Landowning and Exploitation in West Virginia, 1760-1920 by Barbara Rasmussen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- All We Knew Was to Farm: Rural Women in the Upcountry South, 1919-1941 (Revisiting Rural America) by Melissa Walker on page 313, and page 330
- Virginia at War, 1861 by William C. Davis on page 156, and Back Matter
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