Phyllis Harrison was born and grew up in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. After a first career in finance, lifelong interests and studies in language, history, law and g...view morePhyllis Harrison was born and grew up in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. After a first career in finance, lifelong interests and studies in language, history, law and genealogy led the way to a second career in teaching and writing.view less