Legendary locals of McDowell County, West Virginia / William R. "Bill" Archer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Archer, William R., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Legendary locals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

McDowell County (W. Va.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

McDowell County (W. Va.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, portraits.

Other Title:

Legendary locals of McDowell County

McDowell County, West Virginia

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Legendary Locals is an imprint of Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

West Virginia’s most impoverished county, McDowell County, is also its richest, with reserves of mineral wealth that continue to provide the framework for modern society from Panama and Toyko to New York and Chicago. With a history cratered by triumph and tragedy, the people of McDowell County have endured unspeakable hardships and near isolation but continue to excel in a myriad of unexpectedly surprising ways. Robert Morris, "the financier of the American Revolution," went to the poor house with the belief that McDowell’s mineral wealth could fuel a new nation. Jedediah Hotchkiss, the mapmaker who charted the course for Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson’s valley campaign, resurrected Morris’s dream to rebuild the South into an industrial giant on local coal. Men of vision and means like Frederick Kimball and J.P. Morgan built fortunes on McDowell County’s mineral wealth. The musical Womack family, baseball manager Charlie Manuel, comedic genius Steve Harvey, writers Kermit Hunter and Jeannette Walls, and thousands who served in all ranks of the military, many making the supreme sacrifice, are among those who have made their mark on McDowell County.

Contents:

Speculation

Natural gifts

Answering the call

Newsmakers

Free state melting pot

Today's topics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 126) and index.

OCLC:

883634612