In Step With Indiana Authors... Featuring an Interview With James Alexander Thom

Abstract

James Alexander Thom is a highly acclaimed, best-selling historical novelist whose works include Follow the River, From Sea to Shining Sea, and Panther in the Sky among many others. Born in 1933 in Gosport, Indiana, he now resides in the hill country outside Bloomington, Indiana, in a log cabin that he built with his own hands. He is married to Dark Rain, a member of the Shawnee National Tribe, of which Thom is an honorary member. Thom is a former Marine, newspaper man, and magazine editor. Contrary to what often happens with many aspiring writers, it was a rejection slip that actually bolstered his belief in his ability to be a writer.