A longtime newspaper reporter and teacher, Robert Kanehl has had a lifelong interest in history. This love of history has appeared in his classroom teaching as well as his writing. He has more than twenty years of teaching in both Maine and Connecticut. Besides this current book, Mr. Kanehl is the author of several young adult historical novels, including Murder in the Newsroom, Hannah's Ghost and Facing the Fire. Mr. Kanehl is a member of the Manchester Historical Society, serving as the town's museum guide and on the board of directors. He is the secretary of the Pitkin Glass Works Executive Board and writes a history of Manchester column for the Journal Inquirer newspaper. Robert Kanehl currently lives with his wife in Manchester, Connecticut.
