Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Allan W. Eckert

Born: January 30, 1931
Died: July 7, 2011 (aged 80)
Bio: Allan Wesley Eckert was an American writer who specialized in historical novels for adults and children, and was also a naturalist. His novel Incident at Hawk's Hill was initially marketed to adults and selected by Reader's Digest Condensed Books.
Known for:
- The Frontiersmen (1967)
- Wilderness Empire: A Narrative (1969)
- Incident at Hawk's Hill (1971)
- The Wilderness War (1978)
- Gateway to Empire (1983)