About the Authors

Author

Vicki Wood received her master's degree in history from Marshall University and has completed postgraduate work in history, curriculum and administration. She is a curriculum specialist for Kanawha County Schools, focusing on social studies, integrated strategies and thinking skills. She developed the curriculum for a new consolidated high school and served on a high school restructuring task force. She is the author of To Establish Justice, a history of the United States from 1850 to 1900, and a contributing author of 4th Star, an integrated United States-Georgia history textbook. She has published articles and book chapters on various historical topics. In 1994, Mrs. Wood was awarded an honorary Golden Horseshoe for her contributions to the study of West Virginia history.