Bruce Mowday
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Bruce E. Mowday is an author and Republican political activist who lives in Chester County, Pennsylvania
. He specializes in books about local history.
in March 2009. It is now in its third printing. The book tells how a dedicated law enforcement team brought to justice serial murders Norman, David and Bruce Johnston (criminal)
, who for more than a decade terrorized communities throughout the East Coast of the United States. The book has received a great deal of media attention in local publications and has been a best-seller in Chester County, where the gang was based.
His other books are:
He has also compiled six books of historical postcards and photographs, published by Arcadia Publishing:
He is in the process of researching his next project, which is about the battle of Gettysburg.
in West Chester, Pennsylvania
, working as a courthouse reporter and rising to become managing editor. While at the Daily Local he covered the trials that form the basis of his Jailing the Johnston Gang book.
Mr. Mowday left journalism in 1997 to start the Mowday Group, a media relations and consulting company. His clients include local political groups and candidates, businesses, nonprofits, and artists. He also is a speaker on historical topics and actively markets his books.
Chester County, Pennsylvania
-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...
. He specializes in books about local history.
Books
Mr. Mowday's most recent book is Jailing the Johnston Gang: Bringing Serial Murderers to Justice, released by Barricade BooksBarricade Books
Barricade Books is a New York, NY publishing house specializing in non-fiction books. Among its most famous publications is The Last Party, the memoir of Adele Morales about her marriage to author-playwright Norman Mailer....
in March 2009. It is now in its third printing. The book tells how a dedicated law enforcement team brought to justice serial murders Norman, David and Bruce Johnston (criminal)
Bruce Johnston (criminal)
Bruce Alfred Johnston Sr was the leader of one of the most notorious gangs in the history of Pennsylvania, USA...
, who for more than a decade terrorized communities throughout the East Coast of the United States. The book has received a great deal of media attention in local publications and has been a best-seller in Chester County, where the gang was based.
His other books are:
- Unlikely Allies: Fort Delaware's Prison Community in the Civil War (Stackpole Books)
- September 11, 1777: Washington's Defeat at Brandywine Dooms Philadelphia (White Mane Publishers)
- Selling of an Author (White Mane Publishers)
- West Chester: Six Walking Tours
- "Spanning the Centuries" (a history of Caln Township, Chester County, written with his daughter Melissa Mowday)
He has also compiled six books of historical postcards and photographs, published by Arcadia Publishing:
- Along the Brandywine River
- Chester County Mushroom Farming
- West Chester
- Downingtown
- Coatesville
- "Parkesburg"
He is in the process of researching his next project, which is about the battle of Gettysburg.
Professional life
Mr. Mowday began working as sportswriter at his hometown newspaper, the Coatesville Record, while still in high school. He continued his journalism career at The Daily Local NewsThe Daily Local News
The Daily Local News is a daily newspaper that covers events in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA, with limited coverage in neighboring Lancaster and Delaware Counties due to school districts and interscholastic league coverage in these two neighboring counties...
in West Chester, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania
The Borough of West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,461 at the 2010 census.Valley Forge, the Brandywine Battlefield, Longwood Gardens, Marsh Creek State Park, and other historical attractions are near West Chester...
, working as a courthouse reporter and rising to become managing editor. While at the Daily Local he covered the trials that form the basis of his Jailing the Johnston Gang book.
Mr. Mowday left journalism in 1997 to start the Mowday Group, a media relations and consulting company. His clients include local political groups and candidates, businesses, nonprofits, and artists. He also is a speaker on historical topics and actively markets his books.
Personal life
Mr. Mowday lives in Uwchlan Township, Chester County, with his wife, Katherine. He has two grown daughters. He serves as chairman of the Chester County Conference & Visitors Bureau.External links
- The Mowday Group: http://www.mowday.com
- Articles about the Johnston book:
- http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2009/03/16/news/srv0000004893591.txt
- http://www3.allaroundphilly.com/blogs/pottstown/balancingthebooks/labels/Bruce%20Mowday.html
- http://www3.allaroundphilly.com/blogs/pottstown/nancym/2009/03/true-crime-novel-brings-back-memories.html
- http://www.pa8newsgroup.com/WebApp/appmanager/JRC/Weekly;jsessionid=x9d8JYfRG1pzyH47xsGqbyb1g21YvMhdlJ2yMj1XSjB8SL0zWc2X!710648032?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pg_wk_article&r21.pgpath=%2FPA8%2FNews%2FThe+Kennett+Paper&r21.content=%2FPA8%2FNews%2FThe+Kennett+Paper%2FHeadlineList_Story_2680854
- Arcadia Publishing: http://arcadiapublishing.com
- Stackpole Books: http://www.stackpolebooks.com/cgi-bin/stackpolebooks.storefront
- Brandywine Battlefield Historic Site: http://www.ushistory.org/Brandywine/
- Brandywine Battlefield Associates: http://brandywinebattlefield.org/
- Eye on the Media, blog for the Chester County Republican Party: http://republicanccc.com/docs/pages/Eye_On_The_Media_The_Whole_Story.aspx