6 9 ▁purchased ▁and ▁ref itted , ▁until ▁John ▁T . ▁Tre go ▁purchased ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁St ro ther ▁continued ▁to ▁publish ▁articles ▁on ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁subjects ▁– ▁including ▁politics , ▁race ▁relations , ▁and ▁Chief ▁S itting ▁Bull . ▁Har per ' s ▁Month ly ▁began ▁publishing ▁his ▁illustrated ▁Civil ▁War ▁mem oir s ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁but ▁dis cont in ued ▁the ▁series ▁after ▁ten ▁install ments ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁St ro ther ▁planned ▁( ending ▁with ▁his ▁re collections ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Anti et am ). ▁St ro ther ▁also ▁made ▁many ▁draw ings ▁of ▁people ▁he ▁met ▁or ▁observed ▁going ▁about ▁their ▁daily ▁lives . ▁His ▁ten ▁part ▁series ▁The ▁Mountains ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁introduced ▁Americans ▁to ▁the ▁character ▁and ▁folk ways ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁St ro ther ' s ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁state , ▁especially ▁its ▁rural ▁character , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Char l eston ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 7 0 s . ▁There , ▁he ▁edited ▁a ▁newspaper ▁and ▁dedicated ▁himself ▁to ▁further ing ▁West ▁Virginia ' s ▁growth ▁and ▁well ▁being . ▁He ▁convinced ▁state ▁leaders ▁to ▁prior it ize ▁infrastr ucture ▁initi atives . ▁St ro ther ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁writers ▁to ▁understand ▁West ▁Virginia ' s ▁unique ▁place ▁in ▁both ▁wanting ▁to ▁preserve ▁its ▁natural ▁beauty ▁while ▁also ▁encourag ing ▁growth