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Historic Photos of West Virginia

Historic Photos of West Virginia - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Gerald Swick (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Series:Historic PhotosPublish date:2010-04-01Pages:202
Language:EnglishPublisher:TurnerISBN-13:9781684421084ISBN-10:168442108XUPC:9781684421084Book Category:History, PhotographyBook Subcategory:United States, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.50 x 8.50 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.6623Product ID:SCYYVCRACQ

West Virginia is a state of overwhelming beauty. Shared traditions, shared tragedies, and shared histories bind its people to the land and each other with a strong sense of place, family, and home.

In striking black-and-white photos culled from state and national archives, accompanied by text from an award-winning writer, Historic Photos of West Virginia captures the history of this remarkable state. Even readers unfamiliar with its history will find a compelling drama in its tumultuous birth in the Civil War, its growth as a center for extraction industries and manufacturing, its role as a new homeland for immigrants, and its history as the birthplace of Mother's Day and of heroes like Charles "Chuck" Yeager. The triumphs of natives like Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck and tragedies like the Monongah mine disaster-all are depicted here as part of the complex, compelling story of the Mountain State and its people.


Language:EnglishPublisher:TurnerISBN-13:9781684421084ISBN-10:168442108XUPC:9781684421084Book Category:History, PhotographyBook Subcategory:United States, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.50 x 8.50 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.6623Product ID:SCYYVCRACQ
Publisher: Turner

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