Robert Barr was a Scottish author. When a child, Barr’s parents moved him to Canada and one of his first professional jobs was as a teacher at Central School of Windsor, Ontario. There, he worked his way up to headmaster. Upon crossing the border into Michigan, he later was appointed the news editor of the Detroit Free Press newspaper, which is still in operation today. Robert Barr (Left with Goatee), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Middle Back), Circa 1907 Later in life, he moved to