The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia
Julien Nitzberg, Director of The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia
Interview by Jim Dingeman and Drake Stutesman
Part One:
Part Two:
Trailer:
More about Jesco White, The Dancing Outlaw
Jesco White “The Dancing Outlaw” Huntington, West Virginia Part One:
Jesco White “The Dancing Outlaw” Huntington, West Virginia Part Two:
The World According to Jesco White
Dancing Outlaw Jesco White’s New Year's Party!
Jesco White Dancing
Jesco White’s inebriated shenanigans
Deke Dickerson, Jesco White at premiere of The Wild and Wonderful Whites Of West Virginia
Dancing Outlaw (DVD Video Trailer), Staring Jesco White
Mining History and Conflicts in the Appalachin Region:
American Coal Miner War: Before Matewan
Matewan (1987) - The Union
Matewan
Matewan Massacre & Battle of Blair Mountain / Byzantine
Battle of Blair Mountain - David Rovics
The Battle of Blair Mountain, 1921
Further Reading on Mining History:
Blair Mountain: The History Of A Confrontation
Chronology of Battle of Blair Mountain
The United States Army and the Return to Normalcy in Labor Dispute Interventions: The Case of the West Virginia Coal Mine Wars, 1920-1921
The Pittston Coal Strike
Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America By Elliott J. Gorn
His Soul Goes Marching on:The Life and Legacy of John Brown
More about the region:
West Virginia History
West Virginia in the Civil War
County Commissioners’ Association of West Virginia: Boone County History
Boone County History
Contemporary Mining Issues:
Black Mountain Story by Appalshop Commmunity Media Initiative
Dangerous Coal Mining In Kentucky And Virginia
Carl Shoupe Speaks Out at I Love Mountains Day 2008
Harlan County USA
DOCTalk: Harlan County U.S.A.
Further reading on Present-Day Mining Issues:
United Mine Workers
West Virginia Coal Mining Facts
2009 Coal production by County
The Pull of a Dangerous Job
Miners’ Lives: Security, but Never Peace of Mind
Mine Operator Escaped Extra Oversight After Warning
Protesters From Kansas Take Aim at Miners
The Wild World of Hasil “Haze” Adkins, Part 1 of 3
The Wild World of Hasil “Haze” Adkins, Part 2 of 3
The Wild World of Hasil “Haze” Adkins, Part 3 of 3
The Hatfields and McCoys - A Documentary
Hatfield/McCoy Feud Timeline
Further reading on the feud:
Eric J. Hobsbawm’s Social Bandit: A Critique and Revision (PDF)
Social Crime Revisited
Musical Culture of the Appalachin Region
I’m a Good Ol’ Rebel
Hank Williams Sr. - Your Cheatin’ Heart
Hank Williams Sr. - Lovesick Blues
Hank Williams Sr. - Hey Good Lookin’
Hank Williams III & Jesco White
Hank Williams III - All My Rowdy Friends
Hank III - Whiskey, Weed & Women
Hank Williams III - Crazed Country Rebel
Hank Williams III - Dick In Dixie
Hank III Straight to Hell
Hank Williams III - A Little Bit Of Smoke
Hank Williams III - Life of Sin
Hank Williams III – Cocaine
Hank Williams III - I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive