n this paperback edition of An Appalachian New Deal: West Virginia in the Great Depression , Jerry Bruce Thomas examines the economic and social conditions of the state of West Virginia before, during, and after the Great Depression.
In addition to An Appalachian New Deal , he is also the author of An Appalachian Reawakening: West Virginia and the Perils of the New Machine Age, 1945-1972 , soon to be published by West Virginia University Press.. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. and Ph.
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He earned a BA in political science at West Virginia University and, after Peace Corps service in the Dominican Republic, an M.
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About author(s): Jerry Bruce Thomas is Professor Emeritus of History at Shepherd University. n this paperback edition of An Appalachian New Deal: West Virginia in the Great Depression , Jerry Bruce Thomas examines the economic and social conditions of the state of West Virginia before, during, and after the Great Depression
