Published by the West Virginia Humanities Council (whose Board of Directors Linda served on in the 1990s), The West Virginia Encyclopedia is the state’s first comprehensive, one-volume reference book in many decades. Linda researched and wrote the entries on Hazel Dickens and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Encyclopedia of Appalachia
“Researched and developed by the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services at East Tennessee State University, this 1,860-page compendium includes all thirteen states that constitute the northern, central, and southern subregions of Appalachia—from New York to Mississippi. With thorough, detailed, yet accessible entries on everything from Adventists to zinc mining, the Encyclopedia of Appalachia is an indispensable one-stop guide to all things Appalachian.” Linda researched and wrote the entries on Hazel Dickens, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Rita Sims Quillen, and Lee Smith.