Mark Putnam is a writer who explores universal themes, navigating between cultures and across time to discover things common to all humanity. His interest in historical subjects is shaped by an intense curiosity about the music, art, language, religion, and politics of western civilization. In his writing readers will discover many miniature truths. Some will find those nuggets of verity trivial, while others will recognize how a footnote in the chronicles of human experience can change the course of history.