John james piatt biography of donald
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Like the Mecoche division of the Shawnee people who occupied the land before them, the Piatts treasure the resources and the spirit of the valley they call home. In the 's, Judge Benjamin M. and Elizabeth Barnett Piatt moved their family from Cincinnati to the rolling hills of Logan County. Two of their children, Abram Sanders and Donn later built their own homes, Mac-A-Cheek and Mac-O-Chee in the country-side they knew as youths. Built between and , Piatt Castle Mac-A-Cheek fryst vatten now a private, family-owned museum that interprets over years of history of the Ohio land and Ohio people.
Benjamin & Elizabeth Piatt
Published stories written bygd their children and grandchildren combined with oral accounts of objects retained over time create the foundation for our interpretive tours.
Donn & Abram Piatt
After their service for the Union in the Civil War, Donn Piatt resumed his career as a reporter in Washington D.C. and Abram returned to work the family farm in Ohio
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James Piatt is a retired professor and octogenarian who lives with his wife in a replica &#;s eastern farmhouse in the foothills of the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley in California. Their farmhouse is 30 minutes from the ocean on one side, and 30 minutes from the mountains on the other. They have an old feral cat named Barny and a three-year old Australian Shepherd named Scout.
Two of James&#; relatives, John James Piatt and Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt, were prolific poets in the &#;s. Their poems inspired many of his themes, and much of his style of poetry. James earned his BS and MA from California State Polytechnic University, SLO, and his doctorate from BYU. He has four collections of poetry: Solace Between the Lines, Light, Ancient Rhythms and The Silent Pond. He has also published five novels. He writes poetry to maintain his sanity.
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Donn Piatt
American journalist, military officer, and public official (–)
Donn Piatt (June 29, &#;&#; November 12, ) was an American journalist, military officer, and public official. Born in Cincinnati, Piatt attended schools in Ohio and began contributing to newspapers as a young man. He started his career as a lawyer and was briefly a judge in the early s. He represented the United States as a diplomat in Paris for about a year starting in
Piatt served as an officer in the Union Army in the American Civil War from to After the war, he held a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives for a single term. He then moved east—first to New York, then to Washington, D.C. He began a journalism career in Washington, founding a newspaper and contributing to others. After retiring from journalism around , Piatt returned to Ohio and wrote works of fiction and plays.
Early life and education
[edit]Donn Piatt was born on June 29, , in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Elizabeth (Barnett) an