Frank Paul Atwood, wrote the book at 42 years of age, is now 66, and happily married. He enjoys retirement in Kingman Arizona, where he's working hard on his sequel to Buck Trent. Married for 40 years, he worked as a Jack-of-all Trade, from cowboying to drafting and many different jobs in-between. Discovered writing while writing a skit for him and some Buffalo Soldier re-enactors to act out and from it came the book, Buck Trent.