Christopher Russell

After writing reams of energy business material, Christopher Russell now applies his writing chops to historical non-fiction. "The Battle of Turkey Thicket," his latest book, is the true story of the life and journeys of a teenaged American orphan killed in the Korean War. There's more work in the pipeline, including the biography of a would-be fighter pilot who opines on faith-driven leadership styles. Russell also has a treasure-trove of vintage photos and documents that are the foundation for a future book about a Minnesota man's adventures in World War I.

A vagabond musician and do-it-yourself home renovator, Russell is an American in the truest sense of the word: one of his parents is an immigrant while the other has roots tracing back to the first U.S. census of 1790.