James Ten Eyck was raised in a quiet New Jersey republican suburb. However, the 1960s changed everything. He studied quantum mechanics and worked in computer sciences, while quietly writing. His first book, The Life and Times of Walter Reuther: An Unfinished Liberal Legacy, describes Reuther's European travels in the 1930's as Hitler and Communist leaders were rising to power. Upon his return to the U.S., Reuther became a major player in the growth of unions and the liberal turn in the democratic party. On a softer side, Ten Eyck wrote poetry which is available in his book, "Footprints."