Alan has been a follower of all things Abraham Lincoln – going to many of the locations around the country associated with him. He is also a devoted reader of books about Lincoln ever since he got his first one at the age of 13. Over the years, he has grown his library to close to 100 books. With so much knowledge about Lincoln, it was only natural that Alan wanted to contribute his own words and thoughts. So one day he sat down and composed the first chapter of a novel which started him down that path.