Abstract:
LeGette Blythe, long-time newspaper man for the Charlotte Observer, is defined by the term professional writer, earning his entire income from the writing of books. Blythe, known as the literary squire of Mecklenburg, was raised in Huntersville and attended the University of North Carolina before working for the Charlotte News, and the New York Post. Blythe returned to the Charlotte Observer, working as a reporter until he began his successful career as a writer of books in 1950.