Wheeling: A Brief History - Couverture souple

George Fetherling

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0979190126 ISBN 13 : 9780979190124

Editeur : Polyhedron Learning Media, Inc., 2008

Synopsis

Most books about Wheeling and the Upper Ohio Valley focus only on particular periods. Wheeling: A Brief History differs in being an accessible survey of the city s nearly 250-year existence. It not only narrates Wheeling's rise from frontier outpost in the late 18th century to wealthy industrial center in the 20th, but brings the subject up-to-date with analysis of the economic decline that plagues such American communities in the early 21st. George Fetherling puts Wheeling's history in the context of larger forces at work in the world. He shows how indigenous culture, European colonialism, the Industrial Revolution, slavery, organized labor and mass immigration all shaped the identity of West Virginia's "only experiment in urban living." It is a colorful story graphically told, replete with warriors, politicians, entrepreneurs, gangsters, and humanitarians.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

George Fetherling, a Wheeling native, has published 50 books: fiction, poetry, history, travel, biography and cultural commentary. He has worked as a writer in New York, London and Toronto, and now lives in British Columbia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polyhedron Learning Media, Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0979190126
• ISBN 13: 9780979190124
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 116
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible