Charles J. Humber, born, Montreal, Quebec, 1936. he graduated, B.a., 1962, from temple University, Philadelphia. As an undergraduate, he also attended the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 1960-61. He pursued graduate work at the University of Toronto, studying under the legendary H. Northrop Frye before attending the University of Wisconsin, Madison, graduating with his M.a., 1970. After twenty years as a high school teacher, Charlie ventured into the world of publishing. His first book, Loyal She Remains, sold 50,000 copies in 1984 and was chosen by the Ontario government as the official gift to both her Majesty the Queen and his holiness pope John Paul II when both these dignitaries visited Ontario, the Trillium Province, as it celebrated its 1984 Bicentennial. Since 1984, Charles J. Humber has edited or written fifteen books including the seven--volume CANADA Heirloom Series (1986-2000). Charles and Gayle Jenkins, his California-born wife, were married just shy of sixty years when gay passed away in March, 2020. they became the proud parents of Kristan Laura, Karyn Anna, and twins Charles William and Scott Nicholas. In due course, they became the grandparents of eight grandchildren as illustrated on page 4 of volume IV of the Cigar Box Lithographs series. Charles and Gayle made Mississauga, Ontario, their home base, on and off, since 1962.