Dennis PetersonDennis L. Peterson is an independent author/historian. His books include Combat! Spiritual Lessons from Military History, Confederate Cabinet Departments and Secretaries, Teacher: Teaching and Being Taught, and Look Unto the Hills: Stories of GrowingUp in Rural East Tennessee. He has been widely published in a variety of magazines and journals, including The Writer, World at War, True West, Blue Ridge Country, Smoky Mountain Living, Journal for Christian Educators, The Freeman, Good Old Days, and many others. His work has been reprinted in textbooks and anthologies, including The Writer's Handbook (The Writer, Inc.), The Shape of Ideas (Harcourt Brace), and The Spirit of Freedom: Essays in American History (Foundation for Economic Education).For 19 years, Peterson taught primarily history and writing at the junior high through college levels. He was also a senior technical editor for Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., at the historic Oak Ridge, Tennessee, nuclear facilities and an independent editor for numerous Christian publishers, educational organization, and individuals. For 11 years, he was lead author of American history textbooks and curricula for a major Christian publisher.Peterson is a member of the Society of Independent Southern Historians, the East Tennessee Historical Society, and the Travelers Rest (SC) Historical Society, for which he serves as docent at the History Museum of Travelers Rest. He is also active in his local church and its Christian school. He and his wife live in Taylors, S.C. Read More Read Less