Kerry a TraskKerry A. Trask, a scholar of early-American history, is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc who earned his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota. Trask is the author of two previous books; his most recent is Fire Within: A Cvil War Narrative from Wisconsin, which was awarded the Leslie Cross Nonfiction Award in 1996. He now lives on the west shore of Lake Michigan. Read More Read Less