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Colonel Charles Dahnmon Whitt grew up in Tazewell
County, Virginia, USA, and like most southwest Virginians has not forgotten his
ancestral or geographical heritage. As a young boy, he attended elementary
school at Raven and later graduated from Richlands High School. When he
graduated from high school, Colonel Whitt joined the navy and left Tazewell
County to explore the world. After time served in the navy, he became a sheet
metal worker and eventually settled in Flatwoods, Kentucky where he and his wife, Sharon, still live.
In
his younger days Whitt fished, played games with friends, and was a Boy Scout
for several years. He was raised in a Christian home and has tried to be the
man his dog thinks he is. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1968. He
learned the craft of Sheet Metal Work and earned a living until December 2003.
Dahnmon has always wanted to know his place and where he came from so in 1999
he purchased his first computer. Doing genealogy he made so many discovers
including his connections in Kentucky. And back to Ireland, Scotland, and to
the American Indians as he is the GGGG Grandson of Chief Cornstalk the Shawnee
War Chief.
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Even
as he worked and lived in other places, the Colonel never forgot the formative
years of his life in Raven and Richlands. After retirement, Colonel Whitt
developed his long-time interest in genealogy, research and history. This led to
the publication of his first book The Patriot which was soon followed by nine other books. All of his books are
historic fiction based on actual events that have been well researched. The
author, Col Whitt, weaves a story in and around these facts.
His
latest book, Recollections of Raven and Richlands, is somewhat different from other books he has written. This book
takes the reader on a trip back to a time when life was simple and
uncomplicated. The author tells his story about growing up in a small coal
mining town in Tazewell County, Virginia. The book offers insight into the
Appalachian mountain culture and the importance of family unity centered on a
Christian up-bringing. Colonel Whitt shares actual memories and pictures from
Raven and Richlands intermingled with stories from his childhood, as he moves toward
becoming an adult.
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Colonel Whitt is now
a well-recognized author, a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of Confederate Veterans and a Kentucky Colonel. At book signings, he wears the uniform of a Confederate Colonel to
honor all the men and women who struggled during the War of Northern Aggression.
Colonel Whitt has been recognized by the Kentucky Senate on two occasions for
his achievements in historic research and writing ability.
To
date, the Colonel has now written 15 books worth checking out; view all of them
on his website.
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