Bill Gulick

Grover C. "Bill" Gulick (February 22, 1916 – October 25, 2013[1]) was an American writer and historian from Walla Walla, Washington.

[2] Gulick was born in Kansas City, Missouri.

According to his autobiography, his grandmother wanted him to be named after his father, as Grover Cleveland Gulick, Jr.; but his mother resisted fiercely, and they eventually compromised with Grover C. (only) Gulick, "with my Mother saying I could choose my own middle name when I became old enough to do so."

[3] Gulick had numerous short stories and 20 novels published, of which three have been made into movies.

[2] His book Snake River Country won the 1971 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award as Best Non-fiction Book.