John Whitworth Kropf

John Kropf is the author of Unknown Sands: Journeys Around the World's Most Isolated Country, which Publisher's Weekly praised as a fascinating narrative bound to hook adventurers. His writing has appeared in appeared The Baltimor Sun, Florida Sun-Sentinel, The Washington Post, and elsewhere.

Kropf was born in Sandusky and raised in Erie County, Ohio. He is an attorney in the Washington, DC, area.