Kent Thompson, a history graduate from the University of Wyoming, is a life long student of the the United States Constitution, the Federalist and Anti Federalist Papers. His original plan was to be a history teacher. What started as a summer job at an oil refinery grew into a lifelong profession. He started writing after his retirement. During his working years his last assignment was supervising three offshore platforms off Long Beach, Ca. He collaborated with Navy Seal TRADET on exercises the SEALS went through on their facilities. He now lives in the mountains of Arizona where he writes and does public speaking.