Joseph Morris Kennedy was raised in eastern Kansas and eastern Missouri in the 1930s during the Depression. His firsthand experience enduring life in the dust bowl provides substance to his storytelling, and it's no wonder that he would eventually turn to writing about these events in a fictional manner.He is an author of quick ideas and detailed situations, and it seems at times he's actually lived his stories. His first novel, In Order to Survive, is not just a story-it's a lesson about survival in any situation.