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Gerald D. Swick

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Clarksburg, West Virginia, The United States

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http://geralddswick.com/

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Influences

Ray Bradbury; John Steinbeck; John C. Waugh

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October 2014

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Thanks for stopping by my page. Although I've had some short fiction published in anthologies and literary magazines, I'm primarily a writer of creative nonfiction – narrative historical nonfiction, to be more exact. My West Virginia Histories series collects a newspaper column I wrote for over 16 years that appeared in my hometown newspaper and explored everything from what is called the "first land battle of the Civil War" to what is believed to be the first cesarean section performed in North America.

For 10 years I competed in (and sometimes won, thank you for asking) the O. Henry Pun-Off in Austin, Texas, so it isn't surprising that puns and other wordplay often slip into what I write. I blame my junior year in college, when I O.D.'d on ...more

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Battle of Blair Mountain, West Virginia

The battle of Blair Mountain in West Virginia, September 1-2, 1921, pitted 10,000 striking miners against mine operators' hired guns and ordinary citizens who saw the strikers as a threat to America.

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	Unique People, Unusual Events, and the Occasional Ghost (West Virginia Histories, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Historic Photos of West Virginia 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Days of Slavery, Civil War and Aftermath, Statehood and Beyond (West Virginia Histories, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Red One: D Day, June 6, 1944 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars