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Which Morgantown native and author is known for popular novels like Flight of the Intruder and Under Siege?
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Which classic movie was based on a novel by Moundsville native Davis Grubb?
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This McDowell County native is best known for his books about his hometown of Coalwood?
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Rebecca Harding Davis's classic short story "Life in the Iron Mills" is about factory work in this city.
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In 1851, illustrator David Hunter Strother and his cousin Philip Pendleton Kennedy documented this famous site in a classic book.
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Porte Crayon was the pen name of what author?
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Who wrote the civil rights play Great Gettin' Up Mornin', which was broadcast on CBS-TV?
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Which Davis Grubb book was shot almost entirely on site in Moundsville?
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In 1927, this Tucker County native became West Virginia's first poet laureate.
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Fairmont native Doris Piserchia was best known for her writing in this genre.
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