Jerry Apps is the author of more than thirty-five books on Wisconsin and U.S. history. He is especially known for his histories of rural and country life. He has won numerous awards for his writing from such organizations as the Wisconsin Library Association, the Wisconsin Council for Writers, the Robert F. Gard Foundation, the Upper Midwest Booksellers Association, and the Wisconsin Historical Society. In 2010 Jerry received the Distinguished Service Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. In 2012, he was elected as a fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters. He splits his time between his home in Madison and his farm, Roshara, in Wild Rose, Wisconsin. His website is www.jerryapps.com.