Robert Jordan was born in 1948 in Charleston, South
Carolina, where he now lives with his wife Harriet, in a
house built in 1797. He taught himself to read when he was
four with the incidental aid of a twelve-years-older
brother, and was tackling Mark Twain and Jules Verne by
five. He is a graduate of The Citadel, the Military College
of South Carolina, with a degree in physics. He served two
tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army; among his decorations
are the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf
cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf
cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. A
history buff, he has also written dance and theater
criticism. He enjoys the outdoor sports of hunting,
fishing, and sailing, and the indoor sports of poker,
chess, pool, and pipe collecting. He has been writing since
1977 and intends to continue until they nail shut his
coffin.
Mr. Jordan passed away September 17, 2007