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I'm Loren Robinson, author of Good Times in the Depression.

About the Author
I have been involved in many activities. I served as a Naval air gunner in World War II, a logger, forester, land developer, and athletic coach. From these experiences, I have been able to draw material for novels. GOOD TIMES in the DEPRESSION is my second book published by Author House. HOLD UNTIL SPRING was published by 1st Books in 1997. I have written 25 novels for audio production by Books in Motion in Spokane, WA, covering genres of historical western, sci-fi, and mystery.

I live in Spokane, Washington with my wife Virginia of over 50 years. Two sons live in LA, and a daughter in Fort Worth, Texas. To visit them I sometimes fly, but prefers to drive, observing the scenery and people for my next novel.

About my latest book, Good Times in the Depression

This story is a book of fiction, based on the activities of a group of boys growing up in a small town during the Depression. However, most of the actions are true, based on actual boys who lived this experience. It was a time of innocence and learning the secrets of life in a hard period. But to this group of boys, there were good times.

About Hold Until Spring

Hold Until Spring is the order Major Mark Collins' guerrilla unit received to hold the Japanese advance in the mountains of Idaho and Montana until relieved.

The story is based on the assumption Japan had captured the Hawaiian Islands after Pearl Harbor, then attacked the poorly defended West Coast. Many of the descriptions in this story are true, based on U.S. Army Air Force historical books, U.S. Military Installations in 1939-40, Veterans of Foreign Wars World War II Memorial Edition and the World Book Encyclopedia. Oregon was bombed. The description of the attack at Hamilton and March Fields, the destruction of the air depot at Sacramento, the landing of troops on the California Coast and destruction of aircraft factories, follows a command post exercise drawn up in 1939 by the U.S. Fourth Army to test the West Coast defenses. A military report to Congress, indicating the poor defense conditions of the West Coast, went unheeded because it was believed the Pacific Ocean was the best deterrent.

The movement of Japanese forces and their strategy, after the invasion, is a composite version by present day military historians at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington. The cities mentioned are true except for Peace River, which is a fictional town in the path of the Japanese advance. However, it is based on an actual town with a population of 900, which lies along the river on the highway from Spokane to Clark Fork. 

You can learn of other books by Loren Robinson on audio by contacting Books In Motion at www.booksinmotion.com