John H AbelA native of Pennsylvania and a lover of history, Abel makes his home in northeast Pa., with his wife, Beverly. He is a member of the Monroe County Historical Association and chairs the History Committee. He has written articles and speaks on the lifeof John Summerfield Staples, a Stroudsburg native who served as President Abraham Lincoln's representative recruit. Abel is looking forward to starting work on the life of Horatio Howell, a minister from Delaware Water Gap, who was killed at the battle of Gettysburg. Abel enjoys researching and always goes beyond the archives and records stored in libraries, basements, and attics. Always making a personal connection with his subject matter, Abel says, I stood where Theodore Brodhead died and where Charles Orme was executed. I felt something in those places that you can't get from a paper document. His one-act play, detailing the murder of Mr. Brodhead, was produced at the Shawnee Playhouse in the summer of 2017. When not writing, Abel can often be found on the golf course at The Pocono Manor Inn, an iconic hotel built in 1902 by the Quakers. The Murder of Theodore Brodhead is Abel's debut novel of historical fiction. Read More Read Less