American Queen (Oller)

Author Bio
• Birth—N/A
• Where—Huron, Ohio, USA
• Education—B.A., Ohio State University; J.D., Georgetown University
• Currently—lives in both New York City and California


John Oller trained as a lawyer, becoming a litigator for a New York law firm and representing major league baseball figures, (most famously Pete Rose), as well as other corporate and commercial interests.

While practicing law, he wrote books in his off hours. His first, Jean Arthur: The Actress Nobody Knew, was published in 1977. In 2011, Oller made the decision to retire from law and devote himself to writing full-time.

Since then, he has published An All-American Murder (e-book), based on an actual murder in Columbus, Ohio, in 1975. In 2014 he published American Queen, the biography of Civil War era Kate Chase Sprague, the daughter of Salmon Chase (one of Lincoln's "team of rivals") and a famous Washington belle.

When not writing, John pursues his hobbies of golf, theater, film, and travel. He divides his time between New York City and a home in California wine country. (Adapted from the author's website.)