Wayne Brown grew up alongside the railway tracks in the coal-mining town of Drumheller, Alberta. In 1967 he began what would be 30 years` service as a Fish and Wildlife Officer in Alberta. His patrol duties inevitably carried him past historical sites, where he`d spend a few moments savouring the story of each commemorative sign and surveying the area it described. In 1971, Wayne first visited the major sites of the 1885 Northwest Rebellion and thoughts of writing a book entered his mind, but they only lingered there until his retirement in 1997.

 

In 1998 Wayne and his wife Marilyn moved to their present home at Peck Lake in northwestern Saskatchewan, halfway between the battle positions of Frenchman Butte and Steele Narrows at Loon Lake. There, Wayne could explore nearby undisturbed sites of the Rebellion on a regular basis, and he began researching in earnest the stories of those that fought there. Wayne's work continues; new and exciting facts continue to surface as he unravels details of the events that occurred years ago.