James R. Woolard is an acclaimed historian and the award-winning author of several historical novels, including When the Missouri Ran Red, Raiding with Morgan, Riding for the Flag, Cold Moon, and Feathered Tide. With a PhD in frontier history from Ohio State University, he is known for portraying life on the American frontier in all its harsh beauty and danger. He is a two-time Spur Award winner and the recipient of the prestigious Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Award for Thunder in the Valley.
