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This is an index of wills, inventories, appraisements, land grants, and surveys up to1850. It covers the thirteen counties that were formed before 1800, and it contains the names ofabout 25,000 residents, alphabetically arranged by the names of the principals in the estatesettlements. ... Read more

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This is a list of names of approximately 2,000 West Virginians whose PublicClaims are on record in manuscripts at the Virginia State Library. Claims were registered forpeople who nursed the sick and wounded, fed the troops, furnished supplies, buried the dead,rode express, and manufactured firearms. This index to the Public Claims is particularlyvaluable, therefore, because it contains names of patriots whose services are recorded in no otherplace unless they rendered military as well as non-military service. ... Read more

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" An essential resource for scholars, students, and all lovers of the Mountaineer State. From bloody skirmishes with Indians on the early frontier to the Logan County mine war, the story of West Virginia is punctuated with episodes as colorful and rugged as the mountains that dominate its landscape. In this first modern comprehensive history, Otis Rice and Stephen Brown balance these episodes of mountaineer individualism against the complexities of industrial development and the growth of social institutions, analyzing the events and personalities that have shaped the state. To create this history, the authors weave together many strands from the past and present. Included among these are geological and geographical features; the prehistoric inhabitants; exploration and settlement; relations with the Indians; the land systems and patterns of ownership; the Civil War and the formation of the state from the western counties of Virginia; the legacy of Reconstruction; politics and government; industrial development; labor problems and advances; and cultural aspects such as folkways, education, religion, and national and ethnic influences. For this second edition, the authors have added a new chapter, bringing the original material up to date and carrying the West Virginia story through the presidential election of 1992. Otis K. Rice is professor emeritus of history and Stephen W. Brown is professor of history at West Virginia Institute of Technology.

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Very Detailed and well done
A long read, and a true history of the state. Whatever your background, If you like West Virginia, then this book is for you. ... Read more

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" Hennen explores West Virginia's integration into America's corporate political economy during and after World War I. Far from being isolated during America's transformation into a world power, West Virginia was squarely in the mainstream. The state's people and natural resources served crucial functions as producers and fuel for the postwar economy. Hennen examines a formative period in West Virginia's modern history that has been largely neglected beyond the traditional focus in the coal industry. Hennen looks at education, reform, and industrial relations in the state of the context of war mobilization, postwar instability, and national economic expansion. The First World War, he argues, consolidated the dominant positions of professionals, business people, and political capitalists as arbiters of national values. Corporate leaders employed public relations tactics that the Wilson administration had refined to gain public support for the war. Free-market business principles became synonymous with patriotic citizenship. Americanization, therefore, refers less to the assimilation of immigrants into the mainstream than to the attempt to encode values that would guarantee a literate and loyal producing class.

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The standard information in this collection of deed record abstracts includes such things as the buyer and the seller of the land, the price paid (in pounds), the date of sale, and where to find the information in the original source. Many of the early se ... Read more

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This is the second collection of diverse genealogical records for Pendleton County compiled by Rick Toothman. Most appraisals contain inventories of personal property including household items, utensils, slaves and more; books in particular have been identified wherever present. Mr. Toothman has also included a brief addendum containing new genealogical material and errata concerning the essay on the European heritage of the pioneer families on Mallo and Voltz which appeared in the first Pendleton County volume. addendum, fullname index, paper,., #T556 ... Read more

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This history begins in 1772 and carries forward to 1900. It discusses early settlement, towns, churches, and history. Biographies ofseveral residents are included. ... Read more

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Must have for researh in Wetzel County , WV
This book was written at the turn of the century as is packed full of very interesting subject matter concerning Wetzel county, West Virginia and the surrounding area.
It covers the Jennings Gang and the little known Indian mounds that were located along the Ohio river in New Martinsville.
I highly recommend this book. ... Read more

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Do you know how to make a whistle out of chestnut bark? Did you ever put your hat in front of the fireplace for Santa to fill? Or have your very own branch of the Christmas tree to trim? Did you know that sleds aren't just for snow? Can you remember how c ... Read more

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This book is a consolidation of two Bulletins of the U.S. Geological Survey. Itconsists of extensive alphabetical lists of Virginia and West Virginia place names (more than12,000 altogether) and assists the researcher in pinpointing a particular ancestor in a specificlocality. Places listed include post villages, towns, counties, mountains, rivers, and othernotable topographical features. Most places are identified in relation to a county, and arethereupon described with even greater detail and refinement. ... Read more

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First published in 1991, Violet Coonts' book on the early settlers of the Middle Tygart Valley took 18 years to research. Available again in a new edition, this book is a must for anyone researching family roots in 18th and early 19th century Barbour County. This is the definitive book on early settlers in this region, and should be in every West Virginia history collection. ... Read more