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  • Stewart Plein

The history of West Virginia is rich and complex. Over one hundred and fifty years have passed since West Virginia was admitted to the Union, and the desire to understand and relate to our past continues to the present day. The books, theses and dissertations, magazines, and journal articles listed here are testament to the continued interest in the state, its people, traditions, and culture.

Each of the works cited in this bibliography are available for research or reading at the West Virginia and Regional History Center, the largest historical archives collection and library relating to West Virginia. This list includes works published in 2014 through July 2015, with the addition of some publications from 2013 not included in last year’s bibliography. West Virginia related titles not found in this bibliography can be located in other resources for publishers, periodicals, magazines, historical societies, and state publications.

In appreciation of the support I have received in the developmental stages of this bibliography, I would like to thank Harold Forbes, Curator Emeritus of Rare Books and Printed Resources, whose capable hands have shaped this bibliography for many years. I would also like to thank Jo Brown, Associate University Librarian, and Kevin Fredette, Associate University Librarian, for their help and guidance with this project.

As always, if you are aware of significant books or articles concerning West Virginia, its people and places, please bring them to my attention.

Adkins, Leonard M. Along the Appalachian Trail: West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania (Images of America). Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014. 128 pp. Hundreds of vintage photographs provided by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, National Park Service, state archives, and local trail-maintenance clubs present an illustrated narrative of the development of the Appalachian Trail.
Alkebulan, Paul. The African American Press in World War II: Toward Victory at Home and Abroad. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2014. 176 pp. Alkebulan’s [End Page 73] book reviews Labor union struggles, equal funding for black education, the criminal justice system, and the Italian invasion of Ethiopia as subjects covered by presses before and during the war.
Altavilla, Keith Fellows. “Can We Call it Anything but Treason? Loyalty and Citizenship in Ohio Valley Soldiers.” PhD diss., Texas Christian University, 2013. 257 pp.
Alvarez, Raymond. “Fairmont Architect Andrew C. Lyons: Picturesque and Artistic.” Goldenseal 40 (Fall 2014): 16–23.
Alvarez, Raymond. “Living Small: Marjorie Wolverton’s Journey to West Virginia.” Goldenseal 40 (Fall 2014): 55–59.
Alvarez, Raymond. “Water Street: Rise, Fall, and Renewal in Fairmont.” Golden seal 40 (Fall 2014): 10–15.
Amos, Amy Mathews. “Race for the River: James Rumsey’s Steamboat Legacy.” Wonderful West Virginia 78 (July 2014): 20–23.
Antonik, John. Saturday Snapshots: West Virginia University Football. Morgan-town: West Virginia University Press, 2015. 312 pp. For decades hundreds of photographs chronicling some of the greatest moments in West Virginia University football history have been hidden away beneath piles of dusty media guides, tattered game programs, and yellowed newspaper clippings. Antonik’s books now brings these long forgotten relics of early games to light.
Audrey, Stanton-Smith. “Cadet Nurses Maggie and Terri Payne.” Goldenseal 40 (Summer 2014): 26–29.
Baily, Conner, Leif Jensen, and Elizabeth Ransom, eds. Rural America in a Globalizing World. Morgantown: West Virginia University Press, 2014. 816 pp. This fourth Rural Sociological Society decennial volume provides advanced policy scholarship on rural North America during the 2010s, closely reflecting upon the increasingly global nature of social, cultural, and economic forces and the impact of neoliberal ideology upon policy, politics, and power in rural areas.
Barnett, Bob. “Minor League Baseball in Charleston.” Goldenseal 40 (Summer 2014): 8–15.
Barr, Daniel P. A Colony Sprung from Hell: Pittsburgh and the Struggle for Authority on the Western Pennsylvania Frontier, 1744-1794. Kent, OH: Kent [End Page 74] State University Press, 2014. 500 pp. Barr discusses the jurisdictional dispute that permeated social and political levels, impacting all those who sought power and influence along the western Pennsylvania frontier.
Baumgartner, Richard A. The Bully Boys: In Camp and Combat with the 2nd...

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