Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
John D. Voelker

Born: June 29, 1903
Died: March 18, 1991 (aged 87)
Bio: John D. Voelker, better known by his pen name Robert Traver, was a noted lawyer, author and fly fisherman from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He grew up in his hometown of Ishpeming and later attended the University of Michigan Law School.
Known for:
- Laughing Whitefish (1965)
- Trout Magic (1974)
- Anatomy of a Murder (1958)
- Traver On Fishing (1987)