American Flyer-Toy Trains by Gerry Souter

Gerry and Janet Souter are a prolific and wide-ranging author team with a total of 58 traditionally published books in the fields of U. S. history, military history, biographies, fine arts, memoir, young adult, auto racing, computers and business.

Both come from a fine arts background having studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, Janet in advertising art and Gerry in photography, and the University of Chicago degree program.

They have travelled extensively, Janet in the travel industry and Gerry as an international photojournalist, documentary film maker and award-winning video/television producer, writer and director. Gerry has flown with the Blue Angels, rode the wing of a Stearman crop duster, parachuted with the Golden Knights, free-ballooned over the Colorado Rocky Mountains, boated marlin off Cabo St. Lucas, sailed on the Nile in a felucca and travelled by camel across the Egyptian Sahara. Gerry is also a certified expert marksman, has won ribbons at English-saddle show jumping, and drove a 650 HP Indianapolis race car on the Joliet, Illinois Speedway.

Their books published in the U.S. and U.K, include: The Founding of the United States Experience, Our Founding Fathers, The Vietnam War Experience, The Afghanistan-Iraq Wars, Battle Tanks, Modern Military Rifles and Careers in the United States Secret Service and Federal Protective Service. Fine art titles include: Camille Claudel, Edward Hopper-Light and Dark, Diego Rivera, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo-Beneath the Mirror, Malevich-Journey into Infinity and American Realists.

Gerry and Janet's world travels and adventures in the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Egypt, Venezuela, Mexico, the Caribbean, China, Africa, Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, Marseilles, Maracaibo, Jamaica, Canadian Northwest Territories, and all 48 States in the U.S. give them a broad knowledge base and writing experience in a variety of genres and voices for their readers. Their three grown children all have careers in fine arts and communications.

The Souters' home is in Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA.