Fredric Alan Maxwell

Fredric Alan Maxwell was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 17, 1954. He is a Vietnam-era US Navy vet who served two years on the Chief of Naval Operations personal staff -- Admirals Zumwalt and Holloway -- before continuing his formal education at Albion College and the universities of Michigan, Georgetown and Stanford. A library activist, his work has widely appeared including pieces in Newsweek, Harper's and The New York Times magazine. He currently resides in Portland, Oregon and can be reached at fredricalanmaxwell [at] gmail.com.