Every family has legends.
Mine involves a runaway from Detroit, Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, Panamanian politics… and a fire that turned a rascal into an unexpected hero. None of it is made up.
If you like true stories that feel like fiction, read this:


Rascal, Rough Rider, Fire Chief
How my grandfather rode with Teddy Roosevelt, married into Panamanian politics, and accidentally died a hero.






