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Dysfunctional families West Virginia Welch Case studies Homeless persons Family relationships New York (State) New York Poor West Virginia Welch Biography Registers of births, etc Virginia Registers of births, etc West Virginia United States Virginia Genealogy West Virginia West Virginia Genealogy West Virginia GuidebooksSummary: Examines efforts by a group of citizens in West Virginia to hold the industrial giant Du Pont responsible for poisoning the drinking water supply as a result of dumping toxic chemicals.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DEVKing, Dean.
Summary: Describes the little-known truths behind the legendary feud between two Appalachian families that ultimately killed thirteen members in a dispute that became newspaper fodder and eventually went to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.44 KINSummary: Coal provides half of America's electricity. Examines the explosive forces that have set in motion a conflict between the coal industry and residents of West Virginia. Faced with toxic ground water, the obliteration of 1.4 million acres of mountains, and a government that appeases industry, the heroes launch a valiant fight to arouse the nation's help in protecting their mountains, saving their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by New Video Group 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BURShehadeh, Raja
Summary: "In a dazzling mix of reportage, analysis, and memoir, the leading Palestinian writer of our time reflects on aging, failure, the occupation, and the changing face of Ramallah"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.94 SHESummary: A shocking and outlandish year-in-the-life documentary about the White Family of Boone County, West Virginia's most notorious extended family, with shoot-outs, robberies, gas-huffing, drug dealing and using, pill popping, murders, and tap dancing. Nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountains, the White family glorifies their criminal behavior and lives an existence more like something from the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by New Video Group 2010
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WILWalls, Jeannette.
Summary: Journalist Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary and their four children lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary painted...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 362.82 WALCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 WALLS, JEANNETTE WALCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD B WALLSGreen, James R.
Summary: From before the dawn of the 20th century until the arrival of the New Deal, one of the most protracted and deadly labor struggles in American history was waged in West Virginia. On one side were powerful corporations whose millions bought armed guards and political influence. On the other side were 50,000 mine workers, the nation’s largest labor union, and the legendary “miners’ angel,” Mother...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975 GRESummary: Investigating a massive chemical spill in West Virginia that left 300,000 people without drinking water for months, filmmaker Cullen Hoback uncovers government and corporate collusion with frightening nationwide public health implications.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WHAJohnson, Clint
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: John F. Blair 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.55 JOHLassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LASWardell, Patrick G.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Iberian Press 1991
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.1 WardeAdkins, Leonard M
Summary: "West Virginia native and long-distance hiker and author Leonard M. Adkins has walked more than 400 miles to uncover 50 hikes available to outdoor travelers of all ages and abilities. From rugged Allegheny Mountain summits to the banks of the Ohio River, the author leads you to hikes beside rushing streams and crashing waterfalls, up to windswept plains whose flora and fauna resemble that of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Countryman 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Trav USA AdkinsEyre, Eric
Summary: "An urgent and heartbreaking investigation into the corporate greed and governmental corruption that pumped millions of pain pills into small Appalachian towns"--Jacket.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.29 EYRLittle, Barbara Vines
Contents: Research in West Virginia -- Early history and settlement -- Archives, libraries, and societies -- Major resources : aids to research -- Atlases, gazetteers, and maps -- Bible records -- Biographical guides -- Cemetery records -- Censuses and census substitutes -- Church records -- Colonial and state government records -- County formation and records -- Court records -- Directories -- Ethnic...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Genealogical Society 2017
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3754 LITShnayerson, Michael.
Summary: One of America's most dramatic environmental battles is unfolding in southern West Virginia. Coal companies are decapitating the mountains. The forested ridge tops and valley streams of Appalachia--one of the country's natural treasures--are being destroyed, along with towns and communities. An entire culture is disappearing, and most Americans have no idea it's happening. Journalist Shnayerson...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.2 SHNTieck, Sarah
Summary: Presents basic information about West Virginia, including important cities, fun facts, and places of interest.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 975.4 TIELilly, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Marie)
Summary: Whether you're settling in for a heaping plate of banana pudding or arepas and tostones, a good meal can always bring families together. Once a year, on a Friday night, My family leaves the city And drives hours and hours . . . First my family drives through the mountains to stop at Mamaw and Papaw's house in rural West Virginia. We share blueberry jam and toast for breakfast the next morning,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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Summary: "This beautifully illustrated guide from National Geographic reveals 500 of the best tent, cabin, glamping, and RV campgrounds-including opening dates, booking information, activity recommendations, and more-in all 50 states and Canada"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.54 YOGCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.54 YOGWardell, Patrick G.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1986
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2 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.3755 WADWardell, Patrick G.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1986
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.3775 WARContents: Plan your trip. On the road. New York City -- New York State -- New Jersey -- Philadelphia -- Pennsylvania -- Washington, DC -- Delaware -- Maryland -- Virginia -- West Virginia -- Understand. Survival guide. Special features.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.404 LONWalls, Jeannette.
Summary: In the tradition of Mary Karr's "The Liars' Club" and Rick Bragg's "All Over But the Shouting," Jeannette Walls has written a stunning and life-affirming memoir about surviving a willfully impoverished, eccentric and severely misguided family. The child of an alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing, during which she and her siblings fended for...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 362.82 WALCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WALCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio WallsNorris, J. E.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Virginia Book Co. 1972