A native of Vigo County, Indiana, Robertson was raised on a farm and graduated from the public schools there. He farmed until age 27, then migrated to Texas to drive a truck. 36 years later he and his wife sold their trucking business and retired. As an inventor; he was granted 4 US patents. He is an artist, gardener, sailor and author of the most intriguing story you will have read in a long time, if ever. He and his wife, Nettie, a Master Gardener, live in Conroe, Texas. Shreveport La. was their home for 26 years and is the locale of this novel.