William R Sutton

Bill Sutton is a practicing architect in the Washington D.C. region. Originially from Traverse City, Michigan, the American Civil War fascinated him from his earliest memories, and particularly the Battle of Gettysburg. He visits the Gettysburg National Military Park several times each year and explores it on his bicylcle, where a visitor can feel the terrain of the landscape.

Bill is not one to accept an established narrative . In this case, the narrative is that "Dan Sickles was a self-centered , fame-seeking politician that made his way to the top echelon of the Union Army. He disobeyed orders and placed his corps in an indefensible position that nearly gave the South its greatest victory." Ever the contrarian, "An Audacious Myth" looks at Dan Sickles through the man's own eyes and presents an imagined first-person account of his scandalous life. He was a scoundrel for sure, but did his actions save the day for the Union?

This is the first novel from Bill. He has previously written accounts of his early years in northern Michigan, where his family owned and operated the local ski hill, "Holiday Hills", and of his experience working with the politically motivated cititzens of Washington D.C., "Lovely People."