Born 1940 near Sacramento, California, Norman is descended from America's earliest families, the Moore's, 1621, the Chapman's, 1609, the Freeman's 1632, and Bailey's 1626. Norman is also descended from Mormon pioneers from Scotland, arriving the Salt Lake Valley in 1850.
After a long career in Strategic Planning and Economics, Norman set his efforts to writing. His family history novels focus on what happened, how and where it happened and who was involved. His most recent work, Samuel of the Nations, was accepted by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Daniel Boone Society of America. Jaded Horses, is the author's latest novel which chronicles experiences of five cousins and a friend during the Mexican and American War of 1846.
Norman graduated California Polytechnic University with a Degree in Planning & Landscape Architecture, studied urban economics at Purdue University, and law at Pacific Coast Law School, Long Beach, California. Norman was appointed Chief of Planning & Development, State of California by Governor Ronald Reagan and later was CEO of a Planning and Economics consulting practice serving private and governmental clients in the United States and abroad.
The author resides on Fidalgo Island in the San Juan's and is presently engaged in research and writing three additional novels, QUINDARO, THE EIGTH HEAVEN and ALL BUT ONE, each are detailed historical accounts involving the author's ancestors.
