Pulling the Thread Untangling Wheeling History : Essays

"Christina Fisanick loves her hometown's history, and it shows. Her versions of Wheeling's stories are vivid and lively-- full of the often heartbreaking, sometimes uplifting energy that made Wheeling, whether bad or good, always a place worth visiting. Wheeling is an enigma. A paradox. A comedy of errors. And a place where important things happen, all at once. Fisanick gets that. And her Wheeling is all the better because she does." - Sean Duffy, Programming Director and Local History Specialist at the Ohio County Public Library “Delightful collection of historical tidbits and author commentary … Appalachia at its best.” Pulling the Thread: Untangling Wheeling History is a captivating collection of 34 essays by Dr. Christina Fisanick, an English professor with a passion for historical storytelling. From her childhood beginnings in Moundsville, West Virginia, to her return to Wheeling after earning a PhD, Fisanick's journey through local, state, and national archives unfolds a tapestry of Wheeling's rich past. Each essay is a thread pulled, leading to unexpected connections and revelations.