Jennifer Bean Bower is an award-winning author, native Tar Heel, lifelong resident of Winston-Salem and graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Wilmington. A passionate student of North Carolina history, Bower seeks to document the lesser-known people, places and events of her state's past. Bower is the author of numerous articles, all of which relate to North Carolina history, and four books: North Carolina Aviatrix Viola Gentry: The Flying Cashier; Animal Adventures in North Carolina; Winston & Salem: Tales of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem; and Moravians in North Carolina.