{"product_id":"towns-west-virginia-volume-1-9798340263957-new","title":"Towns of West Virginia: Volume 1","description":"\u003ci\u003eTowns of West Virginia: Voume I\u003c\/i\u003e is the first entry in an ongoing series documenting the histories of small Appalachian communities across the hills and hollers of the Mountain State. Drawing on primary sources, historical archives, newspaper records, firsthand visitation, historical signs, and preservation efforts, this volume traces fifteen communities across southern and central West Virginia. The collection features a secondary focus on how those towns were created and expanded, often growing up around rivers and rail lines, and traces the towns through economic booms, natural disasters, folklore, acts of crime, and the lives of the people, famous and forgotten, who helped to shape them. \u003cp\u003eToWV also discusses the paranormal aspect and monsters that have become so prevalent in West Virginia culture as we know it today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowns included in Volume One: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlenville\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrantsville\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrametown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGassaway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSutton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlatwoods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRosedale \u0026amp; Shock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStumptown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSand Ridge, Millstone, and Arnoldsburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpencer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHinton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThurmond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003eAuthor Bradley \"Brad\" Cook is a native of West Virginia, growing up in Gilmer County, in the small town of Shock. A student of history, Brad enjoys educating others on the history of his state and its struggles, as well as teaching about the evolution of mental healthcare. Other projects include a series of poetry collections, fiction workks, photography of his home state, and guest speaker appearances throughout West Virginia, courtesy of his work in historical tourism and historical research at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, in Weston.","brand":"INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51544530813218,"sku":"9798340263957-new","price":16.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9798340263957.jpg?v=1776406571","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/towns-west-virginia-volume-1-9798340263957-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}