J M NeilBorn in Boise, J. M. Neil is a third-generation Idahoan who has always been interested in the history of his home state. Neil is the author of several other books and has published major articles in a wide variety of scholarly journals and magazines,and presented public lectures throughout the United States. He was Executive Director of the Idaho Bicentennial Commission, Boise, from 1972 to 1976, and was Assistant Director of the Idaho Humanities Council, Boise, from 1990 to 1991. Read More Read Less