Ralph E. Bowman

Ralph E. Bowman (1946- ) was born in Poughkeepsie, New York and raised in Independence, Missouri. His primary interest has always been his family. His secondary interest is Chess, where he has been a player, coach, tournament director, tournament organizer and author.

For insights and background information on each of Ralph E. Bowman's books, please go to www.ralphbowman.info.

He was a high school/community college teacher for 36 years. When he began contemplating retirement in 2008, his wife told him that he could not retire until he could prove that he had something productive to do with his time; she was not going to allow him to sit at home and vegetate. He had already written four non-fiction books (three on Chess and one on education) so he decided to try fiction. He worked up outlines for two books in the series "Johnny Ringo - Bounty Hunter" (1880 & 1881) and two books in the series "Crazy Runner - Trailblazer" (1750 & 1751). He retired as an educator in 2009 and began writing full time.

He hopes you enjoy reading them as much as he enjoys creating them!