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This author who grew up in Bramwell was one of the most-respected poets of the Harlem Renaissance.
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Many of this prominent writer's short stories were inspired by what he saw in Western Virginia during the Civil War.
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This author was the daughter of the 1924 Democratic candidate for president.
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This author wrote two classic novels about the southern coalfields.
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Who served the longest time (38 years) as West Virginia's poet laureate?
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The mythic lumberjack Tony Beaver was created by this author.
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Hubert Skidmore wrote a novel about this disaster.
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Which one of the following books was NOT written by Harrison County native Meredith Sue Willis?
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This Keyser native wrote the memoir Colored People
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This Huntington native's books include The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart and A Hanging at Cinder Bottom.
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