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JOHN W.CASSELL
.....is a contemporary American writer whose books focus on the American Cultural Revolution of the late Sixties and early Seventies. The genres of his books range from autobiography {CROSSROADS: 1969] to faction [ODYSSEY: 1970] to fiction [DEVILLIERS COUNTY BLUES:1972; UNCERTAIN PARADISE:1973-part one; UNCERTAIN PARADISE:1973 THE LATTER DAYS]

He was eventually crippled as a result of torture in a North African prison and service-connected injuries, and saw his law enforcement career, spanning from 1971, cut short in 2006.

He wrote his first books upon discharge from the military in 1976. His lengthy original manuscript, written from diaries, personal letters, documentary and other sources was entitled SOLDIER OF AQUARIUS: 1969-1970. The manuscript was first published in two parts: CROSSROADS: 1969 and, under the pen name of James Mundell, AN AQUARIAN TRAGEDY.

As a young man, Cassell travelled the country working odd jobs. Thanks to the GI Bill, he attended the University of New Mexico School of Law and was awarded his Juris Doctorate magna cum laude in December of 1980.

For the next quarter century, Cassell served with the New Mexico State Police and various district attorney offices in that state. For a total of eleven years he lived on a remote South Pacific island where he served as assistant attorney general to the island's government. His remaining books were written during this period.

The past thirty years, Cassell has been married to the former Olivia Pacheco. The couple have four children and five grandchildren. When able, Cassell enjoys riding his Honda Helix scooter and penny-ante casino gambling.

His remaining goal is to buy a motorcycle and ride accross Canada.

bibliography: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B002CJ46W0 CROSSROADS: 1969Italic text [Inkwater Press October 2005] SOLDIER OF AQUARIUS: 1969-1970 (Special Legacy Edition Reprint) [Inkwater Press 2007}