WEST VIRGINIA: A HISTORY

John Alexander Williams's West Virginia: A History is widely considered one of the finest books ever written about our state. 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 a true feel for the lives of common West Virginians, the personalities of the state's memorable characters, and the powerful influence of the land itself on its own history.

• A History Of West Virginia
• The Devil Is Here in These Hills: West Virginia's Coal Miners and Their Battle for Freedom
• History of the Early Settlement and Indian Wars of West Virginia
• West Virginia and the Civil War: Mountaineers Are Always Free (Civil War Series)
• It Happened in West Virginia (It Happened In Series)
• Historic Photos of West Virginia
• The West Virginia Encyclopedia
• West Virginia: A History
• Feud: Hatfields, McCoys, and Social Change in Appalachia, 1860-1900 (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies)
• What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia