Elizabeth Scofield was born in Northern California and completed her master's degree in Portland, Oregon. She has worked in Western Europe, New England and in California at various universities and language schools, and currently runs her own communications business, Esscofield Communications. This book describes her experiences as a master's student and Ph.D. candidate, which began in 1993. She was bestowed the title of Visiting Associate at Harvard University for the academic year of 2004-2005, and continued conducting research on the topic of Ralph Waldo Emerson followed by several years of volunteering at the Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts. This is her first book.
