Vicki Berger Erwin has been in the publishing industry for more than thirty years in various capacities, including in sales and book distribution and as the owner of a bookstore in St. Charles, Missouri. She is the author of more than thirty books in varied genres--picture books, middle-grade mysteries and novels, local histories and true crime.

James W. Erwin practiced law in St. Louis for thirty-seven years. He is the author of seven books on local history. This is their fourth book together. They live in Crestwood, Missouri, not far from the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site.