The Americanization of West Virginia: Creating a Modern Industrial State, 1916-1925

" 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 indu

Author: John C. Hennen
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 02/08/1996
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.31h x 6.47w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780813119601

About the Author

John C. Hennen earned his doctorate at West Virginia University and is currently a visiting instructor of history at the University of Kentucky.

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