History of Randolph County, West Virginia.From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present, EMBRACING RECORDS OF ALL THE LEADING FAMILIES, REMINISCENCES AND TRADITIONS, EARLY LIFE AND HARDSHIPS, INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS, ROADS, MILLS, FORTS, COURTS, OFFICERS, SOLDIERS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, TOWNS, RAILROADS, FORESTS, COAL, AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES, GIVING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE COUNTY"S MODERN HISTORY AND IMPROVEMENTS. THE CIVIL WAR AS IT AFFECTED THE COUNTY AND PEOPLE, FROM THE OFFICIAL RECORDS BOTH FEDERAL AND CONFEDERATE, INCLUDING PERSONAL SKETCHES AND ADVENTURE. ALSO RANDOLPH"S PART IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR, THE REVOLUTION, THE WAR OF 1812, THE MEXICAN AND THE SPANISH WAR.Hu Maxwell 1898521 indexed pages, Includes a very large family history section which gives mini-biographies (running from 3 or 4 lines to a few pages, some with photos) of 18th and 19th century citizens of the county /Illustrated , also includes a list of the more than 500 subscribers whose pre-purchase of the original 1898 book enabled its publication.