PAUL W SIMPSONPaul Simpson was born in the Mid North of South Australia and grew up on Kangaroo Island, where tall ships, shipwrecks, and whaling were still part of the collective living memory, and where the last sailing ketches remained part of everyday life. AnEnglish teacher with over 30 years' experience, Paul is the author of a number of books on 19th- and 20th-century maritime history. His book Windjammer was written after he was invited to conduct research as part of an archaeological search on Kangaroo Island for the graves and wreck of the lost clipper ship Loch Sloy. His book Star of Greece helped to rewrite the story of the wreck of the Irish clipper ship of the same name. It also assisted in raising funds in support of the Willunga branch of the National Trust of South Australia for the dedication of a plaque-revealing for the first time the names of all t Paul's books have been published in several countries and can be found in maritime museums and libraries in Australia, Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, Canada and the USA. Paul grew up on Kangaroo Island, one of the last places where square-rigged ketches sailed commercially, and where tales of shipwrecks are part of local folklore. He has spent the last decade researching and writing books about 19th-century sailing ships and the people who sailed them. When not trawling through old books and musty newspaper archives, he can be found combing windswept beaches for treasures with his daughter, and fellow adventurer. Read More Read Less