The New All-too-True-Blue History of West Virginia - Blackbird Crow Raven - Bog

"The New All-too-True-Blue History of West Virginia" is a creative history of West Virginia (or an "alternative" history, if you will). Events that are covered include, but are not limited to: Time Immemorial - Mounds Builders 1787 - First Steamboat 1859 - John Brown's Raid 1870 - John Henry in Big Bend Tunnel 1928 - Byrd in the Antarctic 1932 - Pulitzer Prize for West Virginian 1960s - Pay the Fifer 1960 - Ball Hog 1971 -- "Country Roads" 1972 - Jerry West-Virginia Wins NBA Championship 1972 - "Lean On Me" 1987 -- "Matewan" 2003 - "Mud on the Tires" 2006 - "We Are Marshall" 2013 - New River Gorge Bridge Gets Its Props 2020 - Great Wall of West Virginia Most of the events have explanatory images to help you visualize the history lessons.