Historic Redwood National and State Parks: The Stories Behind One of America's Great Treasures (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781493018093)

Gail L. Fiorini-Jenner has completed two historical novels and four nonfiction titles on regional history, including three books on the mythical State of Jefferson. Her first novel won a WILLA Literary Award from Women Writing the West. She edited and contributed to an anthology, ANKLE HIGH AND KNEE DEEP: Women Reflect on Western Rural Life, released in 2014, that reached Amazon's Top 100 books on country living in its first 30 days. She writes monthly for a regional publication and has sold numerous articles, children's stories, and women's stories to a variety of publishers and publications. She has appeared on History Channel's How the States Got Their Shapes, as well as on Mysteries at the Museum and Legends and Lies. She also appeared on Oregon Experience: The State of Jefferson on Oregon PBS (which won a Spur Award) and writes for Jefferson Public Radio's historical As It Was series. Gail is a member of Women Writing the West, Western Writers of America, Rogue Writers Ink, as well as her local historical society and CattleWomen's Association. As a retired history and English teacher, she volunteers at her local museums and library. She is the wife of a fourth generation cattle rancher, which contributes to an active, outdoor lifestyle that adds to her love of local and regional history.