The author Clifton Brusso was born in Laurium, Michigan and resides there. He is of literary blood being a direct descendant of the great French author Alexandre Dumas, creator of many adventure classics such as The Count of Monte Cristo, 'The Three Musketeers and its sequel, The Man in the Iron Mask as well as over two hundred plays. He was an Administrator of a medical facility, is a graduate mechanical engineer and disabled veteran with a major in the US Army Corps of Engineers.