Jon Howard Hall, writer of historical fiction, enjoys researching and writing about certain events that took place during the time period 1840-1865 in the Deep South. His delight is simply taking a particular event from that time and weaving it into a fictionalized novel. Throughout his writing career, Hall has visited numerous battlefields, cemeteries, old mansions, and other places of historical significance to gain insight for a fresh take on a past event in American history. Hall has spent over fifty years traveling to and from Winston County since it is his wife and her father's birthplace. His longtime interest in hearing varying tales about "the free state of Winston" led him to further research and write about the bold little county located in northwest Alabama. He resides in St. Clair County with his wife of 54 years while also continuing the restoration of Simplicity, his Greek Revival cottage built in 1834 and located in Alabama's Black Belt region. A PLACE CALLED WINSTON is his fourth novel.