About the Author

Jerry Bruce Thomas is Professor Emeritus of History at Shepherd University. He earned a BA in political science at West Virginia University and, after Peace Corps service in the Dominican Republic, an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also the author of An Appalachian New Deal: West Virginia in the Great Depression, published in paperback March 2010 by WVU Press.

Reviews

"Thoroughly researched and well written . . . . an excellent work." Thomas Kiffmeyer, Professor of American History, Morehead State University"....a well-written narrative that will fill a gaping hole in West Virginia historiography." Kevin Barksdale, Assistant Professor of American History, Marshall University