Ken SalterKen Salter is a Bay Area native who earned his degrees at U.C. Berkeley. After graduating from Boalt Hall, U.C.'s law school, he directed an undergraduate writing program at Cal for several years. He is professor emeritus in Communication Studies at an Jose State University where he taught persuasive writing and critical thinking courses. He also prcticed law in Berkeley, California. He is the author of several books about famous legal trials including The Trial of Dan White, The Pentagon Papers Trial and The Trial of Inez Garcia. He has also authored the Gold Fever trilogy about the problems faced by immigrants during California's Gold Rush years from 1851-1860. He lives and writes in Berkeley, Californbia. See his web site at www.salterken.com. Read More Read Less