Then before long, he studied at Kutztown University under Doctor Thomas Seay in the field of psychology, though he does not complete that degree.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Rider College (now Rider University) in 1972. Then he was expelled from the monastic school and sent to a co-ed public institute. They were hard working survivors of the Depression and World War II.įorstchen was educated by Benedictine monks. He is the son of John Joseph and Dorothy (Semet) Forstchen. He grew up there and in Hightstown, New Jersey. Forstchen was born on October 11, 1950, in Millburn, New Jersey, United States. He is also a public speaker on a broad diversity of topics. Forstchen is a Professor of History and Faculty Fellow at Montreat College, in Montreat. He wrote many books, most of which are novels. Forstchen is an American historian, novelist, and professor. Twin Flame, co-authored with his childhood friend and Author Nora D'Ecclesis, is a 'biographical novella' released in May 2017.Īt the present time, in addition to his author's career, he has an appointment as a professor of History and Faculty Fellow at Montreat College, Montreat, North Carolina, United States. Released in 2014 Day of Wrath is a fictional work about an ISIS-inspired attack on our public schools. Forstchen has released as well two self-published novellas. He also presented the concept of how such a tower could be used to 'hot wire” limitless non-polluting energy from solar panels deployed in space and thus free earth from dependence on greenhouse gas emitting energy production. Although written as a novel, it is intended as a serious look at the building of a Space Elevator, a tower that would rise from the equator to geostationary orbit and beyond in order to revolutionize space transportation in the 21st century. In 2014 Forstchen released his book Pillar to the Sky. In March 2009, Forstchen’s work One Second After was released. Then were published two works on the events leading up to Pearl Harbor and immediately after that attack Pearl Harbor, and Days of Infamy. In 2002 he started the “Gettysburg” trilogy the trilogy consists of Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War, Grant Comes East, and Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant - The Final Victory. Forstchen’s writing efforts have, in recent years, shifted towards historical fiction and nonfiction. Among his other writings are the books of the best-selling science fiction series The Lost Regiment and 1948, which was co-written with the former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Forstchen made his debut as a novelist in 1983 with the novel Ice Prophet. William Forstchen began publishing in 1978 as a contributor to Boys' Life. He was an assistant greenskeeper at a golf course, a hot walker at a race track, an apple picker, and sorter, and even rode shotgun on a garbage truck. Forstchen worked in construction for a while in Manhattan.

One year after by william r forstchen