A one-hour documentary describing life in the Mountain State during the 1950s. The program features former governors Cecil Underwood and Hulett Smith; former Charleston Gazette Editor James Haught; historians Stuart McGehee, Jerry Thomas and Paul Lutz. Also appearing are Shirley Love, Anna and Paul Gilmer, William Kelley, Mary Jane Becker, Arden Curry and Raymond Chafin. The program was produced by the West Virginia Documentary Consortium, Inc. Narrated by Harry Wallace, it was produced, directed, written and edited by Gary Simmons.