<strong>Rosemary Neering</strong> was born in Croyden, England, grew up in Brantford, Ontario, and has been a resident of British Columbia for over thirty years. She is the author of more than forty non-fiction books for adults, teens, and children, most of which focus on Canadian history and travel with an emphasis on the lives of ordinary people. Her writing has won a number of awards, including a BC Book Prize for Non-Fiction for <em>Down the Road: Journeys through Small-Town British Columbia</em> and a VanCity Book Prize for <em>Wild West Women: Travellers, Adventurers and Rebels</em>. A full-time freelance writer since 1981, she lives in Victoria, British Columbia.