Biography

The son of a career military officer, Michael Peterson moved with family several times during his childhood. To pass the time while traveling, he became an avid reader. He became a fervent fan of Ernest Hemingway and wanted to be a celebrated novelist in the same vein. He graduated from Duke University in 1965 and got a analyst job a government think tank. His research led him to strongly favor the Vietnam War and shortly after wards, he enlisted in the Marines. He saw combat in Vietnam and won a purple heart. Upon returning to the United States, he became a government consultant and married his first wife, a school teacher. They had two children. He lived overseas for much of their marriage. While they lived in Germany, he became close with a friend of his wife's, a widowed neighbor named Elizabeth Ratliff. But in 1985, Ratliff died of a fall down the stairs in what was ruled an accident. Peterson ultimately became the guardian of Ratliff's two children. in 1983, During this time, he

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