The Americanization of West Virginia: Creating a Modern Industrial State, 1916-1925

By John C. Hennen

" Hennen explores West Virginia's integration into America's corporate political economy during and after World War I. Far from being isolated during America's transformation into a world power, West Virginia was squarely in the mainstream. The state's people and natural resources served crucial functions as producers and fuel for the postwar economy. Hennen examines a formative period in West Virginia's modern history that has been largely neglected beyond the traditional focus in the coal indu

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081311960X
• ISBN13: 9780813119601
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher