West Virginia - A History

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.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

John Alexander Williams received his doctorate in history from Yale University in 1966, having studied with the eminent American historian, C. Vann Woodward. He taught at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Illinois at Chicago before joining the Department of History at West Virginia University in 1972. He is now Professor of History at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, having also directed the Center for Appalachian Studies for seven years. He is the author of West Virginia and the Captains of Industry, a West Virginia University Press classic.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John Alexander Williams
• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.08.1984
• EAN: 9780393301823
• ISBN: 978-0-393-30182-3
• Seiten: 240
• Abmessung: 140 mm x 216 mm x 14 mm
• Gewicht: 344 g
• Serie: States & the Nation
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges