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Ken Byerly
GHOST DANCE, ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ken Byerly lived the territory described in his novel, GHOST DANCE. He came of age in Lewistown, Montana, played football and basketball at the state ...view moreGHOST DANCE, ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ken Byerly lived the territory described in his novel, GHOST DANCE. He came of age in Lewistown, Montana, played football and basketball at the state university and graduated with a degree in journalism.
As editor of the Tidewater News in Franklin, Virginia, Ken won awards from the Virginia Press Association for editorial, news, feature and sports writing. He specialized in politics and civil rights as a reporter for the Washington Post in Washington D. C. and for Newsday in the New York City area.
He traveled a year in Europe, on meager funds. Returned to New York, he wrote the original book for the musical Cowboy, based on the life of Western painter Charles M. Russell, which played briefly in small theaters in the metropolitan area. Ken subsequently became a stockbroker in New York City.
He retired relatively early and with his wife, Priscilla, returned to Montana for three years, where they skied and hiked and he researched the sites and events described in GHOST DANCE.
He and Priscilla now live in Vermont, where Priscilla for several years taught Spanish at the University of Vermont in Burlington. With her help, Ken recently completed a multi-year hike of the 2,200-mile Applachian trail.view less