Palmer Myhra grew up in Rosholt, Wisconsin, during The Great Depression. He and his three brothers answered the call to service during World War II and their younger brother served in Vietnam. When the war ended, Palmer married Lois Zimmermann in 1946. They purchased a dairy farm near Iola, Wisconsin, in 1951, where they raised Registered Guernseys. Palmer (1921-2009) and Lois (1922-2007) had five daughters and seven grandchildren. "A Frantic Saga" is Palmer’s third book. His first book, "Zeb’s Water," is an historical novel set in the mid-1850s. His second book, "A Country Boy’s Depression," is about growing up during the Depression years in the 1930s.