W. E. Blackhurst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

W. E. Blackhurst

American writer

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1904

Place of Birth: Arbovale, West Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 05-Oct-1970

Profession: teacher, curator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Warren Elmer "Tweard" Blackhurst was an author and a lifelong resident of the Cass community who centered on the culture of eastern West Virginia where the higher elevations supported northern pine forests.
"Riders of the Flood" which is arguably the most well-known of Blackhurst's books, for it centers on the world of the late 19th to early 20th-century logging industry in eastern West Virginia through the Greenbrier River and its tributaries.