Cal Mackenzie is a writer, teacher and photographer. INDEPENDENCE is his 20th book, but his first of historical fiction. A childhood in Massachusetts provided rich early exposure to the stories and legends that weave through this book. A lifetime of reading and travel fired his enthusiasm for telling them here through the eyes and experiences of the Houghton family. Mackenzie is a graduate of Bowdoin College and has a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard. He is currently the Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of Government at Colby College where he has taught since 1978. He was the John Adams...