John J DunphyBorn in Alton, Illinois, and now residing in the village of Godfrey, John J. Dunphy is a summa cum laude graduate of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and attended that university's graduate school on an academic fellowship. He is a memberof the SIUE School of Education's Academy of Fellows and also serves on the Executive Advisory Board of the SIUE School of Education. Dunphy has written hundreds of articles for magazines and newspapers. His books include Lewis and Clark's Illinois Volunteers, It Happened at the River Bend, Dark Nebulae and From Christmas to Twelfth Night in Southern Illinois, which was published by The History Press in 2010. He taught writing at Lewis and Clark Community College for almost a decade and owns the Second Reading Book Shop in Alton, Illinois. Visit him in cyberspace at www.johndunphy.com and www.secondreadingbookshop.com. Read More Read Less