Robert Root

Robert Root is a nonfiction writer, teacher, and editor known for his literary travel memoirs and essay collections, including Recovering Ruth: A Biographer's Tale and Walking Home Ground: In the Footsteps of Muir, Leopold, and Derleth. He has authored twenty books focusing on the nonfiction of place and teaches nonfiction writing at the Loft Literacy Center in Minneapolis and the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha.