West Virginia in the Great Depression; Contents; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 On the Eve; 2 Drought and Depression; 3 A Search for Order; 4 A ""Jump in the Dark""; 5 The Blue Eagle; 6 A Failed Experiment in Federal Relief; 7 Reshaping the Welfare System; 8 The New Deal and Mountain Agriculture; 9 The New Deal and Families in Distress; 10 Reluctant New Dealers; Epilogue From Nearly Perfect to Almost Heaven; Bibliography; INDEX