Andrew R. Murray was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and spent most of his life in southern Wisconsin. When he was twenty-one, he hopped on a bus to Florida with thirty-five dollars in h...view moreAndrew R. Murray was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and spent most of his life in southern Wisconsin. When he was twenty-one, he hopped on a bus to Florida with thirty-five dollars in his pocket. He was fleeing a life of drugs and ended up living in a cave behind the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. It was there he fell in love with the landscape and eventually he returned to Wisconsin, where he dedicated his life to writing.view less