Ronald L. Lewis is Stuart and Joyce Robbins Chair and Professor of History Emeritus at West Virginia University where he taught for many years. He is the author of several books, including Aspiring to Greatness: West Virginia University since World War II (published by WVU Press) and Transforming the Appalachian Countryside: Railroads, Deforestation, and Social Change in West Virginia, 1880-1920. He lives in Morgantown, WV.
“Fascinating and informative. Lewis has crafted a thoroughly
researched, well-written, and lively narrative account that uses
one violent event—and all it set into motion—to show how old Civil
War conflicts were rekindled, how increasingly marginalized
farmer-loggers attempted to challenge corporate power, and
especially how control of courts and local governance were central
instruments in this epic struggle.” - Dwight Billings, University
of Kentucky
“A welcome addition to the study of industrial Appalachia. Through
the lives of Eastham and Thompson, Ronald L. Lewis provides a
strong sense of how the ‘incorporation of America’ unfolded at
the local level.” - Bruce E. Stewart, Appalachian State University
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