▁fel led ▁by ▁pol io ▁in ▁his ▁tw ent ies ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁government ▁after ▁years ▁of ▁physical ▁ther apy . ▁During ▁David ' s ▁early ▁child hood , ▁William ▁Taylor ▁worked ▁at ▁NASA ▁on ▁projects ▁to ▁track ▁Soviet ▁space ▁plans , ▁survey ▁the ▁moon ' s ▁surface , ▁and ▁helped ▁to ▁design ▁the ▁lun ar ▁ro ver . ▁ ▁David ▁Taylor ▁received ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁English ▁cum ▁la ude ▁from ▁David son ▁College . ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁and ▁lives ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ ▁Independent ▁Publish er ▁Book ▁Award ▁for ▁History ▁( World ) ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America ▁East ▁Screen play ▁Reading ▁Series ▁Career ▁Grant ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Science ▁Writ ers ▁ ▁Virginia ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Creative ▁Arts ▁Fellow ship ▁ ▁CASE ▁Media ▁Fellow ship ▁ ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Human ities ▁gr ants ▁ ▁International ▁Report ing ▁Project ▁Fellow ship ▁for ▁reporting ▁on ▁mal aria ▁in ▁West ▁Africa ▁ ▁Soul ▁of ▁a ▁People ▁and ▁Success : ▁St ories ▁were ▁both ▁final ists ▁in ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Virginia ’ s ▁Liter ary ▁Arts ▁Awards ▁ ▁Selected ▁bibli ography ▁C ork ▁Wars : ▁In tr igue ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Baltimore : ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁Press , ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁( non f iction ) ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁Ass ess ment ▁of ▁Tre es ▁Out side