John Hafnor launched the "strange history" book phenomenon in 1982 with Black Hills Believables. Hafnor taught history at National College, and hit the lecture circuit with his humorous "Hidden Histories." He authored best-selling books for Colorado and South Dakota and the German-language Wahres aus dem Wilden Westen.

Hafnor lives west of Fort Collins, Colorado. He is a graduate of Augustana College. He studied at Schiller University in Heidelberg, Germany. Hafnor began his career in San Antonio as publicist for a North American Soccer League team. Later, he was director of marketing for the Rapid City (SD) Journal, and then the Stockton (CA) Record. Hafnor spent 12 years as director of sales/marketing for GIS World, GeoEurope and Business Geographics magazines.

Hafnor enjoys interacting with readers through the open forum on this website.