Author Biography
Gerald J. Prokopowicz is a frequent public speaker on Lincoln-related topics and a member of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission's Advisory Committee. He teaches American and public history at East Carolina University and is the author of All for the Regiment: The Army of the Ohio, 1861-1862 and The Reform Era and Eastern U.S. Development: 1815-1850. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina. Norman Dietz is a writer, an actor, and a solo performer. Since 1962, he has toured coast to coast, presenting his work before audiences all over the United States and Canada. He is the author of the comic novel Nailing It, as well as Fables & Vaudevilles & Plays and The Lifeguard and the Mermaid, collections of his work for the stage. Norman has also performed frequently on radio and television, and he has recorded over 150 audiobooks, many of which have earned him awards from AudioFile magazine, the ALA, and Publishers Weekly. Additionally, AudioFile named Norman one of the Best Voices of the Century. He lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
