Edgar Johnson

Edgar Johnson first worked as a ceramic artist, and was head of the ceramics department at the Kansas City Art Institute. He was also a model-maker, jeweler, and woodcarver. He became a free-lance writer, mostly in collaboration with his wife, Annabel Johnson. The Johnsons have co-authored many popular works of historical and science fiction both for young adults and adults. They began their career together, however, with several novels set in the Old West, intending to bring thate period to life for children far removed from the country. They spent several years traveling throughout the western United States, seeking out little known facets of western history, and compiling accounts of old-timers they met, and of their own experiences. As time passed they shifted their focus more toward the present era, in an effort to help their readers come to terms with today's world.

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