Mark J. Nelson graduated from the Unicersity of Wyoming with a B.A. in History in 1982, and then continued his education at the university, receiving his M.A.T. in History in 1985. he currently serves as the museum curator for the Sweetwater County Historical Museum in Green River, Wyoming. During the course of his career in the museum profession, Mark has been employed at the Fort Bridger, Wyoming State Historic Site, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, and the Nebraska State Historical Society. With The Black Devils is his first book.