Böcker av Charles H. Ambler

This 1910 study of sectionalism in Virginia illustrates how the east and west of Virginia were destined to separate into two states. Barbara Rasmussen, professor of Public History at West Virginia University has written a new introduction, setting Ambler's grand achievement into the context of its production by creating an historical process for studying West Virginia history.

Francis H. Pierpont: Union War Governor of Virginia and Father of West Virginia

Few books about George Washington treat exclusively his western interests and activities. As these interests were extensive and admittedly determining factors in his career as a soldier, this volume offers a much needed picture of this phase of Washington's life. The author offers substantial evidence to refute the charges that Washington's interests were predominantly selfish.