Stefan Bechtel

Stefan Bechtel is the author of "Mr. Hornaday's War: How a Peculiar Victorian Zookeeper Waged a Lonely Crusade for Wildlife That Changed the World" (Beacon Press, 2012). He has written ten other books that have sold more than two million copies and been translated into a dozen languages. His recent books include Tornado Hunter(National Geographic), about "boy genius" storm chaser Tim Samaras, and Roar of the Heavens (Citadel), about 1969's Hurricane Camille. He is a founding editor of Men's Healthmagazine. His work has also appeared in Esquire, the Washington Post, American Way, and other publications.

Photographer Copyright Credit Name: Peggy Harrison, 2012.