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  • Harold M. Forbes

The following bibliography includes selected books, dissertations, theses, and articles about West Virginia's history that were published during 2007 and 2008. The wide variety of topics and the assorted approaches to historical documentation reflected in this listing indicate that interest in preserving West Virginia's history through publication remains strong.

My intent is to assemble a bibliography of readily accessible works that provide insights into the state's past and present and that expand the availability of documentation for the study of the heritage, culture, and lifeways of West Virginians. The persistent fascination of West Virginians with their own history is evident in the appeal of the state's popular periodicals and historical fiction as well as works on wider historical topics. These are interesting and compelling but too abundant to include here. Many of the state's genealogical and local history organizations support active publishing programs, and their books and journals are likewise too numerous for inclusion.

If you are aware of any recent book or article on West Virginia's history that is not listed here, I would appreciate your effort in bringing it to my attention.

Correspondence to Harold M. Forbes, West Virginia and Regional History Collection, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, WV 26506-6069.
Alvarez, Raymond. "Chesney's Totem Pole: Tribute to a Fairmont Landmark." Goldenseal 34 (Fall 2008): 34–39. A twenty-four-foot totem pole stood in Fairmont for forty-two years.

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Ambler, Charles Henry. Sectionalism in Virginia from 1776 to 1861. 2nd ed., with a new introduction by Barbara Rasmussen. West Virginia and Appalachia Series, vol. 7. Morgantown: West Virginia University Press, 2008. 366 pp. Originally published in 1910.

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Bailey, Kenneth R. Mountaineers Are Free: A History of the West Virginia National Guard. 2nd ed. Proctorville, OH: Wythe-North Pub., 2008. 242 pp. [End Page 87]

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Bailey, Rebecca J. Matewan Before the Massacre: Politics, Coal, and the Roots of Conflict in a West Virginia Mining Community. West Virginia and Appalachia Series, vol. 8. Morgantown: West Virginia University Press, 2008. 292 pp. Mingo County history from the late eighteenth century to the massacre in May 1920.

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Bailey, Richard S. "Paul Whiteman Recalls Early Days in Bridgeport." Goldenseal 34 (Summer 2008): 18–23. Early twentieth-century recollections.

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Believe: The Story of the 2007 West Virginia Mountaineer Football Team. [Battle Ground, WA]: Pediment Publishing, 2008. 160 pp.

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Benjamin, Karen A. "Progressivism Meets Jim Crow: Segregation, School Reform, and Urban Development in the Interwar South." PhD diss., University of Wisconsin—Madison, 2007. 355 pp. Urban areas examined include Wheeling, 1920–1940.

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Bickley, Ancella R. "Carter G. Woodson: The West Virginia Connection." Appalachian Heritage 36 (Summer 2008): 59–69. African American educator, publisher, and historian, 1875–1950.

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Borkowski, Richard C., Jr. Norfolk Southern Railway. Minneapolis: Voyageur Press, 2008. 160 pp. Formed in 1982 by merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and the Southern Railway.

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Brisbin, Richard A., Jr., Robert Jay Dilger, Allan S. Hammock, and Christopher L. Plein. West Virginia Politics and Government. 2nd ed. Politics and Governments of the American States. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2008. 331 pp. Examines historical perspectives and contemporary characteristics of political behavior and governmental responsiveness.

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But It Was Fun: The First Forty Years of Radio Astronomy at Green Bank. Edited by Felix J. Lockman, Frank D. Ghigo, and Dana S. Balser. [Green Bank]: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 2007. 583 pp. The first telescope at the Pocahontas County site was installed in 1958.

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Carwile, Mike. Standard Encyclopedia of Carnival Glass. 11th ed. Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 2008. 397 pp. Fenton and Fostoria were among a dozen regional companies that produced carnival glass from 1905 to 1940.

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Chafin, Andrew. Ordinary Hero: Sid Hatfield, the Legend of Matewan. Abingdon, VA.: Mate Creek Bookworks, 2008. 145 pp.

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Chessie System Railroads in West Virginia. Compiled by Thomas W. Dixon [End Page 88] Jr. Clifton Forge, VA.: Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society, 2007. 64 pp. Color photographs, primarily of locomotives.

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Clarke, Alan R. The West Virginia and Pittsburgh Railroad: The B. and...

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