55 Strong

55 Strong

Author: Elizabeth Catte

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781948742269

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What compelled West Virginia's teachers to strike? How did they organize? What were teachers and allies doing during the strike? And how is the West Virginia labor movement celebrating its victory? 55 Strong: Inside the West Virginia Teachers' Strike answers these questions and offers unique, on-the-ground insight into this historic strike. The book includes essays by teachers from around the state, organizing documents, images from the picket lines, and material on the history of the labor movement in West Virginia. Edited by Jessica Salfia, a West Virginia public school teacher, Emily Hilliard, a West Virginia-based folklorist, and Elizabeth Catte, author of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.


An Inside View of the Formation of the State of West Virginia

An Inside View of the Formation of the State of West Virginia

Author: William P Willey

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 2015-08-09

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 9781297613647

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A History of Pendleton County, West Virginia

A History of Pendleton County, West Virginia

Author: Oren Frederic Morton

Publisher:

Published: 1910

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13:

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A History of Pendleton County, West Virginia by Oren Frederic Morton, first published in 1910, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.


Mountaineers Are Always Free

Mountaineers Are Always Free

Author: Rosemary V. Hathaway

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781949199307

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"The West Virginia University Mountaineer isn't just a mascot: it's a symbol of West Virginia history and identity that's embraced throughout the state. Folklorist Rosemary Hathaway explores the figure's early history as a backwoods trickster, its deployment in emerging mass media, and finally its long and sometimes conflicted career-beginning officially in 1937-as the symbol of West Virginia University"--