Candice Millard

Candice Sue Millard (born 1967) is an American writer and journalist. She is a former writer and editor for ''National Geographic'' and the author of four books: ''The River of Doubt'', a history of the Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition of the Amazon rainforest in 1913–14; ''Destiny of the Republic'', about the assassination of James A. Garfield; ''Hero of the Empire'', about Winston Churchill's activities during the Boer War; and ''River of the Gods'', about the search for the source of the Nile River. Provided by Wikipedia