Encyclopedia of West Virginia
Encyclopedia of West Virginia

Author: Nancy Capace

Publisher: Somerset Publishers, Inc.

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 0403098432

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The Encyclopedia of West Virginia contains detailed information on States: Symbols and Designations, Geography, Archaeology, State History, Local History on individual cities, towns and counties, Chronology of Historic Events in the State, Profiles of Governors, Political Directory, State Constitution, Bibliography of books about the state and an Index.

Don't Buy Another Vote, I Won't Pay for a Landslide
Don't Buy Another Vote, I Won't Pay for a Landslide

Author: Allen H. Loughry

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 664

ISBN-13:

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"Allen Loughry's meticulously documented book on the bribe-soaked history of West Virginia is sordid, spellbinding, and mortifying but ultimately uplifting in the author's conviction that real change in West Virginia is practical and possible. The book is filled with not only outrage but common sense and an attitude that the reader comes to recognize as a patriotic love of this wild, wonderful and deeply corrupt state. Loughry has written an indispensable and irreplaceable book."--Book Jacket.

The Rebel in the Red Jeep
The Rebel in the Red Jeep

Author: Carter Taylor Seaton

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781943665631

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"This biography recounts a century of accomplishments, from Hechler's introduction of innovative teaching methods at major universities, to his work as a speechwriter and researcher for President Harry Truman, and finally to his time representing West Virginia in the United States House of Representatives and as the secretary of state. In West Virginia, where he resisted mainstream political ideology, Hechler was the principal architect behind the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 and constantly battled big coal, strip mining, and fellow politicians alike. He and his signature red jeep remain a fixture in West Virginia. Since 2004, Hechler has campaigned against mountaintop removal mining. He was arrested for trespassing during a protest in 2009 at the age of 94"--Provided by publisher.

West Virginia
West Virginia

Author: Joe Halstead

Publisher:

Published: 2017-01-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781944700041

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When Jamie Paddock learns of his father's suicide, memories of his childhood in West Virginia come roaring back. One of the few people in his town to ever make it out, Jamie's living in New York City now, developing marketing videos for YouTube, struggling to write and partying a lot -- all while suppressing the accent that gives him away. Spurred by an artistic curiosity surrounding his silent and private father, Jamie goes home, staying with his disabled mother and sister in their trailer, conveniently located between two Walmarts. Always poorer than the local coal miners, Jamie's family relies on welfare, but it is the mystery of his father's suicide that will help define Jamie's identity and possibly decide whether he leaves West Virginia for good.

West Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State
West Virginia, a Guide to the Mountain State

Author: Best Books on

Publisher: Best Books on

Published: 1941

Total Pages: 675

ISBN-13: 162376047X

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compiled by workers of the Writer's Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of West Virginia ; edited by Jim Comstock.