James D CrownoverJames D. Crownover is the author of the double Western Writers of America Spur Award-winning Wild Ran the Rivers. He makes his home in Elm Springs, Arkansas, with his wife, Carol, and Duchess, a spell-checking bullmastiff. His favorite things are speding time with grandchildren, woodworking, traveling back roads, and writing. His special interest is in the adventures of the unrecognized pioneers who, in the process of making a place for themselves, built a great nation where individual freedom and initiative thrive. Read More Read Less