The book blog is in the process of adding additional authors from the Bourbon-Nicholas-Harrison County area and courtesy of Nicholas County Judge-executive Larry Tincher we’ve added Charles L. Roe to the list. Mr. Roe lived in Nicholas County for a period of time. Roe was born in Harrison County, Kentucky. The following biography is taken from a Kentucky Book Fair listing.
Roe left the state to work for the F.B.I. in Washington, D.C. as a cryptanalyst. He then joined the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and for several years worked as a combat system engineer and project manager on U.S. Navy and NATO programs. He holds a B.S. from the University of Maryland and an M.S. from the Johns Hopkins University. He is married with two adult children and now resides in Lexington, Kentucky. Mr. Roe is a writer of regional fiction. These are primarily stories of the Kentucky mountain region and the areas closer to the Bluegrass where he grew up. He is the author of four novels (Moonbeams and Mistflowers, Cumberland, Thistles, and Barren River), a memoir (Adrift), and a collection of short stories (My Native Home). He has been featured at the past three Kentucky Book Fairs.
A listing of some of his books can be viewed and purchased at Amazon.com.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books&field-author=Charles%20L.%20Roe