About Timothy J. Kloberdanz Books
Timothy J. Kloberdanz is a retired professor who is fascinated by the legendary rivers of the American West. One of the many rivers he has come to know is the historic Red River of the North. (Yes, this river actually flows north!) Some of Kloberdanz's friends refer to him as "The River Writer." "I'm not sure about that nickname," says Kloberdanz. "It sounds too much like 'The River Rider.' But if it means I like writing about rivers, then I'm okay with it." Kloberdanz's first book about a river is a novella. It is entitled One Day on the River Red. Although the author is a native of Colorado, he has lived in the Red River Valley of North Dakota for more than forty years. He has traveled the entire length of the Red River of the North-from Wahpeton, North Dakota, and Breckenridge, Minnesota, to Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. The author earned academic degrees at the University of Colorado (Boulder), Colorado State University (Fort Collins), and Indiana University (Bloomington). Although he is "retired," Dr. Kloberdanz continues to do ethnographic and literary research in the Great Plains region and in other parts of the American West. A professor emeritus at North Dakota State University, he taught more than eight thousand students and received many awards during his academic career. He is the author or co-author of several books and has written numerous articles and other pieces, including a script for a prize-winning public television documentary. Along with his wife Rosalinda, Kloberdanz currently makes his home in Fargo, North Dakota. "Fargo is renowned for its wicked winds and bone-numbing winters," the author writes. "But these realities are balanced by occasional gentle breezes and brilliant displays of the great northern lights." Kloberdanz's next book will deal with the Platte River of the Central Great Plains. He also is doing background research on two other books that deal with the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. "I never get tired of writing about rivers," says Kloberdanz. "No matter what, those rivers just keep flowing and flowing. I'll try to follow their example for as long as I can. So I just look ahead and hope for the best. And I let the words flow."
