The Disappearing Man Paperback - 2011

Doug Peterson is a Gold-Medallion-winning author with a storied writing career. He is a versatile writer and the author of 60 books, including three historical novels with Bay Foresta The Disappearing Man, The Puzzle People, and The Vanishing Woman.After writing for the VeggieTales series, Doug made a successful transition to historical novelist. He has emerged as a popular author and speaker on history, doing events at the Museum of Man in San Diego, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Malone University in Canton, and numerous schools in Illinois, Ohio, and Tennessee.In addition, The Disappearing Man was selected by Canton, Ohio, for its 2011 One Book, One Community program. Doug is currently working with an actress/director on her first-person portrayal of Ellen Craft, heroine of his latest novel, The Vanishing Woman. Ellen Craft, a light-skinned slave, escaped in 1848 by posing as a white man, while her husband pretended to be her slave.Other highlights of Doug's writing career include: a cents Author of 42 books for the popular VeggieTales seriesa cents Co-storywriter for the best-selling VeggieTales video, Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weeda cents Science writer for the University of Illinois for over 30 yearsa cents Author of over 500 stories and articles published in more than 20 magazinesa cents Author of a The Career of Horville Sash, a a popular short story made into a music video featuring Grammy-winner Jennifer Warnesa cents Co-writer of a Roman Ruins, a an episode in the bestselling line of How to Host a Murder party gamesDoug lives in Champaign, Illinois, with his wife Nancy (a therapist for over 30 years), and they have two grown sons. His next novel, due out in 2013, will deal with Civil War spies and submarines.You can find him on Facebook under a Doug Peterson Author.a Also, check out his website and a History By The Slicea blog at: www.bydougpeterson.com."