Synopses & Reviews
West Virginia statehood was long in the making and its start in politics driven by economic interests, not abolition. Dr. Ambler’s 1910 study of sectionalism in Virginia clearly shows how the East and West of Virginia were always destined to separate. First published in 1910, Ambler’s masterpiece and West Virginia’s first foundation history, has long been out of print. Barbara Rasmussen, professor of public history and director of Cultural Resource Management at West Virginia University, does all West Virginians and historians of American history a truly great service by writing a new introduction to Sectionalism in Virginia, setting Ambler’s grand achievement into the context of its production. “By pointing to the economic and political basis for the differences in Virginia, Professor Ambler created a historical process for studying West Virginia history that asked clearer questions and shunned cultural biases.” —from the Introduction by Barbara Rasmussen.
Synopsis
First published in 1910, Charles Ambler's masterpiece and West Virginia's first foundation history has long been out of print. Barbara Rasmussen, professor of public history and director of Cultural Resource Management at West Virginia University, does all West Virginians and historians of American history a truly great service by editing Sectionalism in Virginia with a new introduction setting Ambler's grand achievement into the context of its production.
Synopsis
This 1910 study of sectionalism in Virginia illustrates how the east and west of Virginia were destined to separate into two states.
Synopsis
This 1910 study of sectionalism in Virginia illustrates how the east and west of Virginia were destined to separate into two states. Barbara Rasmussen, professor of Public History and Director of Cultural Resource Management at West Virginia University writes a new introduction to Sectionalism in Virginia, setting Ambler’s classic grand achievement into the context of its production by creating an historical process for studying West Virginia history.
About the Author
Charles H. Ambler was born in Ohio on August 12, 1876. Throughout his life he lived in Pleasants County, West Virginia, where he was sheriff from 1900 to 1901. He also lived in Ashland, Virginia, and Morgantown, West Virginia. While living in Morgantown, Ambler was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1951 to 1954. He was also a member of the Freemasons, Maccabees, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Nu, and Tau Kappa Alpha.
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Second Edition List of Maps Preface Introduction Revolution, Confederation, and the Constitution, 1776–90 The Era of Good Feeling and the Rise of the National Republican Party, 1817–28 The Constitutional Convention of 1829–30 Internal Improvement, Negro Slavery, and Nullification, 1829–33 Parties in the Whig Period, 1834–50 The Reform Convention of 1850–51 Sectionalism in Education and the Church, 1830–61 History of Political Parties, 1851–61 Bibliography Index