William R. Black was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, and went on to receive his doctorate in geography from the University of Iowa. His prior books have been in the fields of tr...view moreWilliam R. Black was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, and went on to receive his doctorate in geography from the University of Iowa. His prior books have been in the fields of transportation research, policy and planning, as well as history and one novel. He is an emeritus professor of geography at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.view less