Author: Berlin Basil ChapmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
Education in Central West Virginia, 1910-1975
Author: Berlin Basil ChapmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
Upshur County
Author: Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738513522
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Formed in 1851 from portions of Randolph, Lewis, and Barbour Counties, Upshur County, West Virginia lies in the north central part of the state on the Allegheny Plateau. Rolling foothills and waterways such as the Buckhannon River paint a picturesque landscape, while warm-hearted residents provide testimony to the benefits of living in such amicable surroundings. Upshur County revisits this area during its earlier days, when time seemed to move much slower and wagon squeaks and horses neighs were common sounds in the towns and along the roads. It also brings the reader into present-day Upshur County, highlighting the industrialization that has taken place in more recent times. This volume celebrates Upshurs long and rich heritage by lingering on the stories and images of historical sites, which include the offspring of the sycamore tree in whose hollowed trunk Samuel and John Pringle lived for three years in the 1700s and the old courthouse that was damaged by fire three times in its first six months of existence. Readers will no doubt recognize many of the traditions captured in these pages, including scenes of street parades and the famous Strawberry Festival.
Stevens Indicator ...
Author: American Sports and the Great War
Author: Peter C. StewartPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476640440
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Drawing on newspaper accounts, college yearbooks and the recollections of veterans, this book examines the impact of World War I on sports in the U.S. As young men entered the military in large numbers, many colleges initially considered suspending athletics but soon turned to the idea of using sports to build morale and physical readiness. Recruits, mostly in their twenties, ended up playing more baseball and football than they would have in peacetime. Though most college athletes volunteered for military duty, others replaced them so that the reduction of competition was not severe. Pugilism gained participants as several million men learned how to box.
The Black Athlete in West Virginia
Author: Bob BarnettPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476678979
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This chronicle of sports at West Virginia's 40 black high schools and three black colleges illuminates many issues in race relations and the struggle for social justice within the state and nation. Despite having inadequate resources, the black schools' sports teams thrived during segregation and helped tie the state's scattered black communities together. West Virginia hosted the nation's first state-wide black high school basketball tournament, which flourished for 33 years, and both Bluefield State and West Virginia State won athletic championships in the prestigious Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (now Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association). Black schools were gradually closed after the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, and the desegregation of schools in West Virginia was an important step toward equality. For black athletes and their communities, the path to inclusion came with many costs.
The College Annual Guide
Author: Harry Parker WardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : College student newspapers and periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Catalogue of Copyright Entries
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1178
Book Description
Stevens Institute Indicator
Author: Hermathena
Author: History of West Virginia.- v. 2-3. Family and personal history
Author: Thomas Condit MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : West Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description