West Virginia: A History

by John Alexander Williams

Book Overview

In his clear, eminently readable style, Williams organizes the tangled strands of West Virginia's past around a few dramatic events--the battle of Point Pleasant, John Brown's insurrection in Harper's Ferry, the Paint Creek labor movement, the Hawk's Nest and Buffalo Creek disasters, and more. Williams uses these pivotal events as introductions to the larger issues of statehood, Civil War, unionism, and industrialization. Along the way, Williams conveys...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393301826
• ISBN13: 9780393301823
• Release Date: August 1984
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"