About Michael J. Deeb

Following graduation from Aquinas College, Michael J. Deeb earned his Masters Degree from Michigan State University. The emphasis of both degree programs was American History.

This was followed by twenty years of teaching at the high school, college and university levels. During this time he earned his doctorate from Wayne State University. For the next twenty-five years Dr. Deeb owned an accounting and investment advisory practice.

In 1968, Deeb was elected to the State Board of Education in Michigan. He served on that body for six years and was responsible for the original design and implementation of the statewide annual student basic skills examinations, currently called the Michigan Education Assessment Program.

Upon retirement from his business activities, Deeb returned to his first love, American History. His personal interest and the fact that there are literally tens of thousands of Civil War enthusiasts worldwide drew him to write of people who lived during that era. He published his first Civil War era historical novel, Duty and Honor in 2007. The second novel in this trilogy, Duty Accomplished was published in 2008, the third, Honor Restored in 2009 and the fourth,  "The Lincoln Assassination:: Who Helped John Wilkes Booth Murder Lincoln' was made available in 2010.

Deeb has sold over 3,000 of his novels during his personal presentations at service clubs, libraries, bookstores and reading clubs. 

Currently, Dr. Deeb is writing book reviews for both The Civil War News and the New York Journal of Books.You can read his reviews at their web sites or at his, www.civilwarnovels.com  He is also working on a prequel to Duty and Honor. It should be on the market in Jan. 2012.

He has just been hired as a Civil War presenter by american Cruise Lines. His first scheduled cruise will be in Sep 2012 beginning at St. Louis, the second will be in November with the embarkation point of New Orleans. He can be contacted at 989 245 8656 or by e mail at books@civilwarnovels.com where you can purchase copies through Pay Pal.

Dr. Deeb is married to Sally Dittman and a resident of Sun City Center, FL. They have five children and ten grand children.