West Virginia’s Oracle

About the Book

The book West Virginia Oracle was written under the pen name Beck Biggs by Rebecca L. Boggs. It is her true story of growing up in her family in the hills of West Virginia beginning in 1900. Rebecca was born June 11, 1900 and she describes the many experiences related to her family’s difficulties as the family deals with the hardships of poverty and illness. Her father, a circuit riding minister, her devoted mother and she and her twelve brothers and sisters worked tirelessly to keep the family always in food and clothing and with a positive religious belief that God would provide.

About the Author

Rebecca L. Boggs was the second eldest of thirteen children born and raised in West Virginia. Her father was an Advent Christian Minister who suffered from frequent illness. In her book West Virginia Oracle, Mrs. Boggs relays some of the events during the years growing up in the 1900’s. The family struggled against poverty and moved several times. She married, raised five children, was a schoolteacher, postmaster, and owned and operated a general store. She is the author of the following books: The Bleeding Hills of West Virginia and Poems and Short Stories. Mrs. Boggs has since passed away.