Brandon Wilson (born October 2, 1953) is known as an author of non-fiction travel narratives and explorer.Born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, son of Dr. Edgar and Mary Beth (Tuttle) Wilson is the eldest of 3 children. By the age of fourteen, he was contributing articles to two local newspapers (Coraopolis Record and Moon Bulletin) and was published in two national high school anthologies. He was also an avid outdoorsman and active in the Boy Scouts of America, earning the Eagle Scout award (1967) with bronze, gold, and silver palms, and was accepted into the Order of the Arrow attaining the Brotherhood level. After attending Sewickley Academy and Moon Area High School where he was selected an Allegheny County (PA) Exceptionally Able Youth, he graduated the later. He then attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, matriculating with a BA degree (double major in communications and dramatic arts). Wilson then attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NYC. He is a Quaker and proponent of peace and human rights, two causes frequently appearing in his writings. Wikipedia