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Samuel Othello Barlow was born in the mountains of South Carolina in 1966. He endured a tumultuous childhood and adolescence there, but found the courage to leave just before his 20th birthday. After an eventful several years of ＂living on the edge in just about every way imaginable,＂ he finally ended up in a place the total antithesis of the mountains-the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Although he never attended college, he’s studied a myriad of subjects such as calculus, physics, astronomy, athletics, music, survival, anatomy, physiology, microbiology, psychology, nutrition, yoga, karate, and economics. Among other ways of earning a living, he’s worked as a painter, construction worker, lab assistant, office manager, printer, and pizza delivery boy. He’s worked on fishing boats in the Gulf of Mexico and dug his own outhouse while living in a shack in the mountains. His eclectic experiences give him unique and thought provoking opinions on history, humanity, science, and life in general. He wrote Lowcountry Rising over the course of a year and a half while working as a prison guard in a Federal prison. He commented, ＂You learn that there are criminals who deserve to be there, men who are innocent but were set up to be there, and that turning a profit is more important than serving justice.＂ Lowcountry Rising is Mr. Barlow’s debut novel, and he’s currently working on the next book in the upcoming trilogy titled Upcountry Crossing. Its date of release is scheduled for the fall of 2015, but that is uncertain because Mr. Barlow says he’ll finish it, ＂When I darn well feel like it.＂ Please check the website for updates. www.lowcountryrising.com,