Jeffrey Alan John, PhD, is an professor emeritus at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He He became experienced in journalism as a daily newspaper reporter, magazine editor and historical society public relations writer, and his previous books are the true crime A Bird in Your Hand: A Story of Ambiguous Justice, the science fiction Lab Rats Can't Say No and the study Progressive and Prison Labor: Rebuilding Ohio's National Road During World War I. He and his wife, Karin, live in Kettering, Ohio.