ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lester V. Horwitz and his wife, Florence, purchased an historic home in 1979.
From Ohio state archives, they learned that their farmhouse had been raided
by Confederates during the Civil War. 
Thus
began two decades of research to learn more about Morgan’s Raid. Beginning
March 1995, he and Florence co-chaired a five-month exhibit, "Morgan’s
Raid," at the Greater Loveland Historical Museum in Loveland, Ohio. The
exhibit was honored by the Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums
with the organization’s Outstanding Achievement Award. Concurrent with
the opening of the exhibit, Horwitz began writing and collecting stories about
the Longest Raid of the Civil War. The author had written brief histories
about the raid for museum publications, but this is the first full-length book
published on this historical event.
The author is a much sought-after speaker by historical societies, Civil War
Roundtables, universities, colleges, libraries, genealogical societies and other
Civil War descendant organizations. He has lectured to audiences from coast-to-coast.
He has also written a musical play, The Rebels Are Coming! based on
The Longest Raid. The play includes 16 songs, many are original compositions
written especially for the musical drama. He has also produced an audio book
version of The Longest Raid. Currently, he is writing another book,
After the Raid, which is a follow-up to The Longest Raid. The
author is seeking stories for After the Raid. For story guidelines,
Click on After the Raid.
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