" 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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