The author enjoyed a golden childhood while growing up in a small Minnesota town. He earned a BA with High Distinction in History from Dartmouth College and a JD from the University of Minnesota La...voir plusThe author enjoyed a golden childhood while growing up in a small Minnesota town. He earned a BA with High Distinction in History from Dartmouth College and a JD from the University of Minnesota Law School. He served with an Army Ranger Company in Vietnam earning a pair of bronze stars for valor in combat. He practiced law as a civil trial attorney for a quarter century, and he was also the founder of a Caribbean travel company. One of his indie-published books was honored as a Minnesota Book Award finalist, a second honored as a Midwest Book Award finalist, and a third is optioned to a Hollywood screenwriter/director. The author and his wife reside in a lake home in northern Minnesota where their three adult children, their spouses, and grandchildren are frequent visitors.voir moins