C. Douglas Taylor, author, poet, aviator, was educated at Penn State, Gettysburg College, and the University of Florida. He has taught at eight different colleges and universities, and has worked as a carpenter and foreman on construction sites across the nation. His other works include the amusing aviation best-seller How to Pilot an Aeroplane, a humorous novel, Football in America, and two children's books, Downtown Ducks and Thanksgiving.