Florida’s St. Petersburg Times calls I. Mac Perry The Renaissance Man. I. Mac is an artist whose illustrations and artworks are seen throughout this book, on the cover, and at www.mcvae.com. He is also the author of nine books, is an avocational archaeologist active on the lecture circuit, and is a horticulturist with over a thousand gardening articles in newspapers and magazines to his credit. I. Mac holds three college degrees and is a consummate musician who has worked a half century in country, rock, pop, and jazz combos. He is a singer who plays harp, guitar, bamboo flutes, drums, and vibes. I. Mac was a U. S. Navy musician who toured Europe with an 18-piece jazz band. He held the position of principle percussionist for the Norfolk Symphony and does singles as an Irish and American folk singer