Todd Olson

Tod Olson is passionate in his quest to make history come to life and to tell good stories. In fact, he considers telling good stories to be "the most challenging, most fun, and most important work" he can think of doing. He has worked as a researcher, writer, and editor. He holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and lives in Vermont with his family, his mountain bike, and his electric reclining chair.

Tod Olson's How to Get Rich series, is a set of fictional journals “authored” by young people who set out to make their fortune in 19th century America. The LOST series are narrative nonfiction accounts of some of the greatest survival stories in history.