R Olin JacksonR. Olin Jackson founded Legacy Communications, Inc., in 1985, where he became the award-winning executive editor and publisher of his flagship creations - North Georgia Journal and Georgia Backroads magazines. He ultimately built these endeavors intothe premier travel and history publications of Georgia.During his tenure at Legacy Communications, Olin was the recipient of a number of awards from the Magazine Association of Georgia (MAG) for excellence in publishing. He parlayed this business endeavor into a long and fruitful career before selling it in 2005.In the interim of his work at Legacy Communications, Olin also wrote/co-wrote a selection of books, including "Moonshine, Murder and Mayhem in Georgia" (2003); "Tales of the Rails in Georgia" (2004); and "Georgia Backroads Traveler" (2005) among others.In 2021, Olin founded Whippoorwill Publications, LLC. His literary creations there include "Mystery & History in Georgia, Volume I" (2022) (honored with a "Five-Star Award" by Readers' Favorite book awards); "Mystery & History in Georgia, Volume II" (2023); "Some Genealogy Keys to Some Georgia Family Trees" (2023); "Memories of Army Life and MPs of the 529th" (2023); "Gunmen, Lawmen and Wild Men of Early Georgia" (2024); selections of the author's original poetry entitled "After All That We've Been Through" (2024); "Historic Rails and Forgotten Trails of Early Georgia" (2025); and the semi-autobiographical "About the South" (2025).Olin is a decorated U.S. Army veteran who served as a military policeman on the security detail of the Army Commander of NATO from 1972 to 1975. He is married to the former Judy Grizzle of Dahlonega, Georgia. The couple make their home in Woodstock, Georgia.All works by Whippoorwill Publications are available online at Amazon.com, IngramSpark.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and other fine booksellers. For more information, please also see www.georgiahistorytraveler.com. Read More Read Less