Gilpin, Tod

James Mikel Wilson resides in Houston, Texas. He has been happily married for forty-seven years and has a son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren in Manhattan for whom "Paw Tracks Here and Abroad" was written. Jim's wisdom and insights were gained over the sixty-five years in which he owned six dogs. Those dogs and the many others he knew through his friends enabled him to write this story with sensitivity, humor, and appreciation for the unique role dogs play in the lives of humans.

During Jim's forty-two years with Caterpillar, Inc., he traveled throughout North and South America, Eur...