David A. Taylor

David A. Taylor (born 1961) is an American author and filmmaker on topics in history and science.

Taylor's books include ''Ginseng, the Divine Root'' (Algonquin) and ''Soul of a People: The WPA Writers’ Project Uncovers Depression America'' (Wiley), which the ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' ranked among the Best Books of 2009.

Taylor has written articles for the ''Washington Post'', ''Smithsonian magazine'', ''Science'', ''Microbe'', ''National Geographic'', and ''Washingtonian''. He has written scripts for National Geographic Channel, PBS, Discovery and Smithsonian Channels. Provided by Wikipedia