Robert Johnson, known to friends as Bob, spent his boyhood in upstate New York and his entire working career in western Massachusetts, retiring as the senior vice president of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. He and his wife, Suzanne, who is William Stone’s great-granddaughter, moved to North Carolina in 1992, then to South Carolina in 2000.
Living in the Carolinas gave Johnson an entirely new and more balanced perspective on relations and attitudes between the North and South. When a family member discovered a priceless collection of William Stone’s Civil War and Reconstruction-era diaries, Bob’s love of history compelled him to seize the opportunity and write William Stone’s story.
Johnson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Harvard University and a Master of Business Administration from Western New England College. He received numerous awards and honors during his business career and has been listed in Who’s Who in America for more than thirty years.
Bob and Suzanne have four daughters and four grandchildren, all of whom now live in the South. Bob enjoys boating, brewing ale, co-editing his community newspaper, and spending time with his family.
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