G. Clifton Wisler is the award-winning author of more than seventy books, including When Johnny Went Marching, Run the Blockade, and Red Cap, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults.

A former journalism and English teacher, G. Clifton Wisler is an active Boy Scout leader. He has recently completed a doctorate in Civil War history at the Univeristy of North Texas. Mr. Wisler lives in Plano, Texas.