James P. Tuttle

James Tuttle spent much of his early life in an extended family of parents, grandparents, and great grandparents. In spite of the early exposure, it was only until he became a father and the realization associated with the impending death of his father that researching his family history took on a sense of urgency. He brings an eclectic array of interests to the search for the good (generosity & piousness), bad (mental health issues), and the ugly (murder, sex scandals, and mayhem) in the Tuttle story. The experience of solving mysteries during a career in law enforcement, supplemented by a streak of stubborness and prior writing experience in authoring scientific text books on insects, "The Wild Silk Moths of North America" and "The Hawk Moths of North America" was useful in presenting our story in a manner that is not only authoritative but hopefully readable and enjoyable.