James E. Harris was born in Dayton, Maine, raised on Harris Farm, and graduated from Thornton Academy in nearby Saco. Armed with a degree in automotive technology from the Southern...view moreJames E. Harris was born in Dayton, Maine, raised on Harris Farm, and graduated from Thornton Academy in nearby Saco. Armed with a degree in automotive technology from the Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute, the US Army drafted him to serve stateside as a food inspector. Later, Jim worked as an independent claims adjuster, a career he held for over forty years. These days, he lives in South Portland with his wife Nancy and restores the iron of his youth to its rightful glory in his custom engine repair shop, The Engine Room. This is his first book.view less