John Cribb is a bestselling author who has written about subjects ranging from history to education.
Old Abe, his first novel, tells the story of the last five years of Abraham Lincoln's life. His other works include coauthoring
The American Patriot's Almanac and
The Educated Child, both
New York Times bestsellers; coediting
The Human Odyssey, a 3-volume world history text; and developing online history courses. His writing has been published in the
Wall Street Journal,
USA Today, FoxNews.com, RealClearPolitics, and several other publications.
During the Reagan administration, he worked at the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. A native of Spartanburg, SC, John studied literature at Vanderbilt University. He and his wife, Kirsten, are the proud parents of two daughters.