About the author

Emmett Joseph Lombard was born to Emmett Nicholas Lombard and Debra Leigh Duckett in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1971. Upon graduation from General McLane High School in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, he attended Robeson County Community College in Lumberton, North Carolina, then transferred to Pembroke State University (now University of North Carolina at Pembroke). He graduated in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, and was named Most Outstanding History Student of the Year. Additionally, he won awards for cross country and track, including Pembroke’s Academic Athlete of the Year.

He enrolled in the Library Science program at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, and earned a Master of Science degree in 1995. Upon graduation, ...

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