Mark DuganBorn and raised in Jackson County, Missouri, Mark Dugan has been studying and researching Western American history since he was a child. After living in Europe for a time and then studying at North Carolina State University, where he earned a couple f degrees in science, Mark began to write. Mark's objective as a writer is to produce historical books and articles that contain material that has not been previously researched or written. To date, he has had five publications, with other publishers, all having to do with Western history. He has taught post-secondary courses having to do with frontier life and history and has also worked in law enforcement in North Carolina. He is a member of the Western Outlaw and Lawmen Association, an organization devoted to that specific history. He currently lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina, where he works fulltime as a writer. Read More Read Less