{"id":11,"name":"John Bowman","url":"","description":"Wheeling resident, John Bowman is an Author, Historian, (West Virginia History Hero) and Steamboat Model Builder. John has written and published five books about steamboats, a book about the \u201cWheeling Stogie\u201d and a book about Wheeling\u2019s \u201cCentre Market\u201d with his wife Glinda, who is also an author, (\u201cMiniature Perfume Bottle\u201d books).  John\u2019s books are available on Amazon.com books, and in local venues.  John has written articles for the \u201cUpper Ohio Valley Historical Review\u201d, and for Eastern Ohio\u2019s \u201cTimes Leader\u201d newspaper.  He has written timely Civil War articles and contributed writing to three other books.  Over the years, John has given steamboat talks at \u201cLunch With Books\u201d, and at other Ohio Valley organizations.  John has received commissions and built models for five museums and steamboat models for individual collectors.  John has built over fifty authentic steamboat models and among his steamboat enthusiast peers, he is considered the most prolific steamboat model builder of our time.  John\u2019s model building \u201cModeling History John Bowman and his Steamboats\u201d was featured in West Virginia\u2019s Spring 2011 \u201cGoldenseal\u201d magazine.","link":"https:\/\/www.archivingwheeling.org\/blog\/author\/john-bowman","slug":"john-bowman","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22d22fcd83919692da3e12bb05c24b58d0c80a91e09d3b3912c4b77943dd7901?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22d22fcd83919692da3e12bb05c24b58d0c80a91e09d3b3912c4b77943dd7901?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/22d22fcd83919692da3e12bb05c24b58d0c80a91e09d3b3912c4b77943dd7901?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":{"jetpack_donation_warning_dismissed":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archivingwheeling.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archivingwheeling.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}