About the Author

Mary Sudman Donovan is a historian, published author, and served as the president of the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society. She earned a doctorate in American history at Columbia University and has taught American and world history. She lives in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Original drawings by Larry Blizard, who earned a Master's degree in art at East Carolina University and is the former chairman of the Art Department at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry.