Charles Culbertson

In a career that has spanned nearly 50 years, Charles Culbertson has worked as a journalist, theater reviewer, historian, publisher, editor and public relations specialist. He is perhaps best known for his series of books focusing on the history of Staunton, Virginia, but he has also published a collection of his short stories ("Siege at Fort Lyautey: And Other Stories).

Additionally, Culbertson has contributed to a variety of books that include "War in the Pacific: End of the Asiatic Fleet," by Admiral Thomas Hart, "My Childhood Recollections of the War," by Margaret Stuart Robertson and "Once a Marine," the World War I memoir of Levi Hemrick. He also publishes long-lost novels and historical works, and creates anthologies of popular fiction -- the most popular of which is "The Pulp Western Anthology" series. Other books he has published through his company, Clarion Publishing, include:

"Stories of the Shenandoah," by Gladys B. Clem

"Early History of Staunton and Beverley Manor in Augusta County," by Edward Aull

"The Royal Queen Elizabeth Miller," by Audrey Blackford (Higgs), foreword by Charles Culbertson

"The Shenandoah Valley and Virginia: A War Study, 1861-1865," by Sanford C. Kellogg

"Brethren Composer: The Autobiography of George B. Holsinger," edited, foreword by Charles Culbertson

"Stonewall Jackson's Way: The LIfe of Major John A. Harman," by Alexander Garber Jr., foreword by Charles Culbertson

"Black Placer: An Alaskan Adventure Story," by Frank Richardson Pierce, foreword by Charles Culbertson

"Memoirs of Service With John Yates Beall, C.S.N.," by W.W. Baker, foreword by Charles Culbertson

"Home Scenes and Family Sketches: My Life in Staunton, Virginia 1823-1864," by Joseph A. Waddell

"The Oath of Bill Bonney: A Novel of Billy the Kid," by H.C. Early, foreword by Charles Culbertson

"Rugged Alaska Stories," by Frank Richardson Pierce, foreword by Charles Culbertson

"Dwellers in Arcady: The Story of An Abandoned Farm," by Albert Bigelow Paine, foreword by Charles Culbertson

"The Page Civil War Story Book," by Thomas Nelson Page, foreword by Charles Culbertson

Culbertson retired from Bridgewater College in 2018. In his spare time, he enjoys writing articles about classic films for the magazine, "Films of the Golden Age."

Culbertson has won writing awards from the Virginia Press Association, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and Writer's Digest.