About the Author

To those who know Amy Waters Yarsinske, it's no surprise that this award-winning Renaissance woman became a writer. She learned at an early age that self-expression had to be forceful, accurate and relevant; it is this drive to document and investigate history-shaping stories and people has already led to over 60 nonfiction books spotlighting current affairs, the military, history and the environment. In 2014, she was the recipient of the Next Generation Indie Book Award for General Non-fiction for An American in the Basement (Trine Day, 2013). Yarsinske received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and English from Randolph-Macon Woman's College and her Master of Planning from the University of Virginia School of Architecture, where she was a DuPont Fellow.