Tracy Lawson’s first book is based on the 1838 travel journal of her great-great-great grandfather. Fips, Bots, Doggeries, and More won Best Nonfiction History in the 2012 Ohio Professional Writers Association Book Awards. An award-winning series of novels aimed at young adults and a companion volume to her first nonfiction book followed. Currently Tracy has tapped into another family story for Answering Liberty’s Call, her debut historical fiction.