Jon Bebbington was born in Morristown, New Jersey and raised in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from UCLA and two graduate degrees from the University of Colorado. Early in his career, he worked for the Los Angeles County Bar Association as a legal aide. Years later he worked as an environmental engineer.His first novel, "Rawhead", was published in 2019 and concerns the true exploits of five brothers in the British armed forces during WW1. His next book, "The Battle of Fort Scarlet", is a novel of the Spanish-American War and follows the lives of soldiers at a coastal artillery fortification on Saint Helena Island, SC. It is available for preorder now with delivery starting August 8.The author is an animal rights activist and shares his life with many rescued dogs.