Meet Author Roger Brucker

March 5  GCG General Meeting at the University of Cincinnati, Braunstein Hall,

Room 201, 7:30pm.

Program will be: Grand, Gloomy, and Peculiar: Stephen Bishop at Mammoth Cave, by Roger Brucker. Based on a true story, this historical novel tells of Stephen Bishop, the slave who gained fame as a guide and early explorer of Mammoth Cave. It is the fifth book and first novel by world-renowned caver and author Roger Brucker, whose previous books include the classics The Longest Cave and Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins. Copies of Grand, Gloomy, and Peculiar will be available for purchase, and Mr. Brucker will sign autographs, after the meeting. Paperback $15.95; Hardback $21.95. More information is available at www.rogerbrucker.com.

"This fact-based biographical saga...will appeal to anyone with an interest in Mammoth Cave, including cavers and tourists alike, placing a century and a half of ongoing exploration in the world's longest cave system into historical perspective." -- Danny A. Brass, NSS News

"...of the best historical novels I have ever read." -- Donald W. Murphy, CEO and President, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

"...masterfully written. It will thrill the souls of everyone who reads it." -- Patty Jo Watson, Ph.D., Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor Emerita, Department of Anthropology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; Editor of Archaeology of the Mammoth Cave Area