John Bowers (writer)

John Bowers ( born March 12, 1928 in Lenoir City, Tennessee) is an American author.

Bowers grew up in Johnson City. He studied at the University of Tennessee and received in 1951 a Bachelor of Arts (BA). In 1962, he moved to Manhattan and became a professor in the Writing Program at Columbia University. In addition, he taught for the New York State University at Stony Brook and at the Wilkes University. He was writer- in-residence at East Tennessee State University.

Publications

  • The Colony (1971 )
  • The Golden Bowers (1971 )
  • No More Reunions (1973 )
  • Helene (1976 )
  • In the Land of Nyx [ Night and Its Inhabitants ] (1984 )
  • Stonewall Jackson: Portrait of a Soldier (1989 )
  • Chickamauga and Chattanooga: The Battles did Doomed the Confederacy (1994 )
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