Lisa Ray Turner and Kimberly Field are the authors of
the book, The Denver Mint: 100 Years
of Gangsters, Gold, and Ghosts and
Mitt Romney: The Man, His Values, and
His Vision.
Lisa Ray Turner is an award-winning writer of both
fiction and nonfiction. She is the author of three novels, a book of
essays (co-authored with Thomas S. Bollard) and many magazine articles for
national publications. Lisa graduated with a bachelor’s degree in
education and received her master’s degree in music. She teaches writing
at Lighthouse Writers in Denver, and humanities at the University of
Phoenix. Lisa is an avid coin collector. Unfortunately, as soon as she
collects the coins, she spends them.
Long-time Coloradoan Kimberly Field holds a bachelor’s
degree in archaeology and a master’s in Journalism. Kim has written on
western water issues, earthquake prediction and the influence of volcanoes
in impressionist art. Her first introduction to the Denver Mint’s products
came with the shiny Kennedy half-dollars she received for each ‘A’ on her
report card.
