Jim McConkeyGrowing up, Jim McConkey was enthralled by his parents' tales of the Depression, WWII, and McCarthyism. In 1967, he graduated from the George Washington University with a degree in journalism, and cut his authorial teeth staff writing for Disabled Sprts USA, which does sports and recreation for people with physical disabilities. After his parents' deaths, he resolved to write their story, basing it on hundreds of saved letters and extensive reading into the history of their time. Jim lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, Diana.
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