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Allen Johnson Jr (Born December 4, 1935): Allen Johnson Jr. is an author born in the town of Mountain Brook, Alabama. He graduated from the Lawrenceville School in 1954 and attended the University of Alabama. He served in the Army in an armored infantry scout platoon in Germany. He then received a degree in botany from the University of Miami.

Johnson lived in Vermont for 23 years, where he founded the Vermont State Craft Center, wrote freelance articles, studied jazz guitar and produced guitar study material with noted jazz guitarist Barry Galbraith. For years, Johnson played in a jazz trio with pianist/composer, Ernest Stires and Bassist, Bob Clark. Since 1993,

Johnson writes predominantly fiction for children and has published eight books. His upbringing in the southern United States, deeply influence his writing style. His most recent books are the Blackwater Novels.

Johnson currently resides with his family in Washington State. WilliamJLong72 (talk)