The books author writes under the name of Thomas Williams. The author is a graduate of the University of South Dakota, BA degree in Journalism and was the Outstanding Journalism Student of the Year; In recent years he has authored the family saga, Seas of Courage, Chronicles of a Traveling Aficionado, Americas First Flag Officer, and Dependency, Denial of Reality. He has previous printing business experience. He has written for various newspapers and other publications. The author has written lengthy travels pieces on trips to Europe, South America and multiple cruises in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.