Frederick R. Andresen

As a writer, Fred Andresen draws on a lifetime of international adventure and travel. A businessman in Asia, Europe and Russia, he founded his success on understanding the people, their history, and their stories. The last twenty years have focused on Russia, in residence there for six years. His book, "Walking on Ice...," details his experience with an "openly Chekhovian description" according to Andrei Zolotov, Jr., Russia Profile. "Dos Gringos" is a true and hilarious account of his Norwegian immigrant father's escapades in The Mexican Revolution. His essays and short stories have appeared in magazines in Russia, England, and America. His present historical novel is "The Lady with an Ostrich Feather Fan," the exciting story of the famed Yusupov Rembrandts. A guiding motto of Fred's adventures and storytelling is Robert Frost's:

"Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference.