D. Laurence Rogers, author of Paul Bunyan, How A Terrible Timber Feller Became A Legend, grew up in the lumbering region of Michigan's Northwoods and later served as City Editor and Chief Editorial Writer for The Bay City (Michigan) Times. Rogers received the award of Distinguished Reporting of Public Affairs from the American Political Science Association, The Associated Press First Place Award of Excellence for State Breaking News and the United Press International Fist Place Award for State Feature Writing. His published works include a second book about the Lumbering era, titled: The Lumberman's Gazette: America's First Lumber Journal.