Nicola Di Crescenzo is married, the father of two adult children and a former corporate executive who has an interest in U.S. History. American born, he has Italian citizenship through decent (jure sanguinis). In addition to history, Nicola has interest in art, marching percussion, DIY projects and landscape gardening. Researching people and events from American history, particularly the early 19th and 20th century, coupled with a hidden desire to write, serendipitously connected him with Kimberly Tilley’s books and the Old Spirituals webpage. Nicola likes to think of himself as a proud “Italian-American Businessman” who dabbles in research for stories of people and events that made America great.