Daniel Blake Smith

DANIEL BLAKE SMITH is an award-winning author of several books, including The Shipwreck that Saved Jamestown (Henry Holt); An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears (Henry Holt); and Our Family Dreams: The Fletchers' Adventures in 19th Century America (St. Martin's Press). Formerly a professor of American History at the University of Kentucky, Smith now lives in St. Louis where he works as a filmmaker and author.

DANIEL BLAKE SMITH is an award-winning author of several books, including The Shipwreck that Saved Jamestown (Henry Holt); An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears (Henry Holt); and Our Family Dreams: The Fletchers' Adventures in 19th Century America (St. Martin's Press). Formerly a professor of American History at the University of Kentucky, Smith now lives in St. Louis where he works as a filmmaker and author. See less