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 “Wheeling Stogie” and a book about Wheeling’s “Centre Market” with his wife Glinda, who is also an author, (“Miniature Perfume Bottle” books). John’s books are available on Amazon.com books, and in local venues. John has written articles for the “Upper Ohio Valley Historical Review”, and for Eastern Ohio’s “Times Leader” newspaper. He has written timely Civil War articles and contributed writing to three other books. Over the years, John has given steamboat talks at “Lunch With Books”, 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’s model building “Modeling History John Bowman and his Steamboats” was featured in West Virginia’s Spring 2011 “Goldenseal” magazine.