Background
Casto, James Edward was born on April 7, 1941 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. Son of Loren and Opal (Webb) Casto.
(To get a personal look at what it is like to work on the ...)
To get a personal look at what it is like to work on the Ohio River, newspaperman James E. Casto spent eight days aboard the Blazer as it traveled the Ohio from Huntington, West Virginia, to Pittsburgh, up the Allegheny and the Mongahela, and then back to Huntington. The Paul G. Blazer, a gleaming white towboat owned and operated by Ashland Oil, pushes a group―or "tow," as the rivermen call it―of nine barges on this trip. Along the way, Casto introduces us to Captain Ronnie Davis, pilot Ronnie Burge, engineer Steve Bellomy, the mates, the deckhands, and the cook, as well as the river itself, the life and the beauty that are the Ohio. Interwoven with the narrative of the trip upriver and back is the history of commerce on the Ohio―of how the flatboats and keelboats gave way to the steamboats and how, in turn, the steamboats were replaced by today's powerful, diesel-powered boats such as the Blazer. Mark Twain wrote that the Mississippi had a new story to tell every day. The same can be said of the Ohio. As engaging as it is informative, Towboat on the Ohio tells one of the many stories of the busy, hardworking Ohio River.
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(Dust jacket notes: "The story of Huntington, West Virgini...)
Dust jacket notes: "The story of Huntington, West Virginia, as told by James E. Casto, is the story of a city born of the Ohio River and the railroad and nurtured by the industrious men and women who have lived and worked there since 'The Great Persuader,' Collis P. Huntington, founded the town in 1870. It is the story of a city that has had its share of good times - the coming of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and the industrial growth that accompanied it; the building of Marshall College and its subsequent elevation in status to Marshall University; and the development of the area's many cultural amenities, such as the Huntington Galleries and David W. Harris Riverfront Park. But the story of Huntington also has its tragic side - the floods of 1884, 1913, and 1937; the pain and suffering on the battlefields and homefront during World Wars I and II; and the shock and sorrow caused by the 1970 plane crash that killed the Marshall University football team, its coaches, and fans. Despite these tragedies, however, Huntingtonians have survived to rebuild their city and their lives. In Huntington: An Illustrated History author Casto's lively and colorful narrative is richly illustrated with over 100 historic black-and-white photographs discovered by the author in various public and private collections and with color photos commissioned exclusively for this book...."
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(West Virginia: Mountain Majesty. Hardcover photo book. Ha...)
West Virginia: Mountain Majesty. Hardcover photo book. Hardcover: 260 pages Publisher: Pubns Management Assoc Inc; 1st edition (June 1996) Language: English
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Casto, James Edward was born on April 7, 1941 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. Son of Loren and Opal (Webb) Casto.
Student, Bethany (West Virginia) College, 1961. Bachelor in Journalism, Marshall University, 1964. Master of Arts in English, Marshall University, 1968.
Staff reporter, The Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, 1963-1968; city editor, The Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, 1968-1972; editor editorial page, The Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, 1972-1986; associate editor, The Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, since 1986.
(To get a personal look at what it is like to work on the ...)
(To get a personal look at what it is like to work on the ...)
(Dust jacket notes: "The story of Huntington, West Virgini...)
(West Virginia: Mountain Majesty. Hardcover photo book. Ha...)
(1985 1st. ISBN 0-89781-101-1. West Virginia. Octavo, 160p...)
President Friends of Cabell County Library., Huntington, Huntington Area Food Bank. Member Society Professional Journalists, National Conference Editorial Writers, National Society Newspaper Columnists, Marshall University Alumni Association (board directors).
Married Judith B. O'Dell, March 20, 1964 (divorced 1981).