The Industrialist and the Mountaineer : The Eastham-Thompson Feud and the Struggle for West Virginia's Timber Frontier /

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In 1897 a small landholder named Robert Eastham shot and killed timber magnate Frank Thompson in Tucker County, West Virginia, leading to a sensational trial that highlighted a clash between local traditions and modernizing forces. Ronald L. Lewis's book uses this largely forgotten episode as a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lewis, Ronald L., 1940- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017
Colección:West Virginia and Appalachia.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Thompson, Frank E.
Eastham, Robert W.
West Virginia > Economic conditions > 19th century.
West Virginia > Social conditions > 19th century.
West Virginia > History > 19th century.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Incorporation of West Virginia
  • 2. Modernizing the Law
  • 3. Robert W. Eastham, the Early Years
  • 4. Eastham in West Virginia
  • 5. Who Were the Thompsons?
  • 6. Setting the Stage for Trouble
  • 7. The Struggle for Control
  • 8. The Shoot-Out and "Lawyers by the Dozen"
  • 9. Jury Selection and the Appeal
  • 10. On Trial for Murder
  • Epilogue.

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