Pile Driver

About the Book

Spanning the "Roaring Twenties," Prohibition and The Great Depression, Pile Driver is set in one of the most colorful periods of United States history. The story of Charles Berthold Fischer reveals hardship, humility and honor. Wrestling honestly in a dishonest era, Fischer, standing but 5´3", simultaneously held middleweight and light heavyweight world titles. Despite national sports figure status, Charlie was always proud to declare Butternut, Wisconsin, as his home. A man to whom many taller men looked up, Pile Driver is the untold story of an exceptional individual: Charles "Midget" Fischer.

About the Author

Like Charles “Midget” Fischer before him, Kenneth R. Boness also is a native of Butternut, Wisconsin. After graduating from Butternut High School, Boness enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1965, serving as an instructor of computer programming at Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey, and as a programmer in South Vietnam. He has worked in logging, for the U.S.D.A. Forest Service and in technical service capacities for several nationally-known companies. A professional freelance writer since 1986, Boness has written hundreds of articles for a variety of publications. Kenneth resides with Barbara, his wife, in rural Butternut.