GOOSE FLATS GRAPHICS & PUBLISHING - Key Persons
Enrique "Henry" Garfias was one of the most notable law enforcement figures in Arizona's territorial era. As Phoenix city marshal, constable, U.S. deputy marshal and Maricopa County deputy sheriff, he was known as a crack shot and a tenacious man hunter. Dedicated to the rule of law and proud of his Hispanic origins, Garfias was widely respected for his evenhanded approach to policing a frontier town sometimes beset by racial tensions.
Jeffrey R. Richardson has been a journalist for more than 25 years. He spent the formative part of his career in Alaska covering environmental, economic and cross-cultural issues. He has since re-focused his energies on the history and cultures of the American West. His writing has appeared in Wild West, Rural Heritage, Journal of the Wild West History Association, Nevada Magazine, Tombstone Epitaph, National Parks, Trains and 1859/Oregon's Magazine, among others.
Richardson spent 12 years delving into the life of Enrique Garfias before embarking on Dogged Pursuit. His archival research extended from Southern California to Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff and Prescott, Arizona, as well as Washington, D.C.
Richard Lapidus has been a high school English teacher, a businessman and a writer. He is passionate about reptiles and the old west. His articles on these subjects have appeared in books, national magazines, major newspapers, history and college journals, and in books by other authors.
He has been the master of ceremonies of a major western book event in Tucson, Tombstone and Willcox, Arizona, for nine years in a row.
He is a former vice president of The Western Outlaw-Lawman Association (WOLA) and is a member of the Western Writers of America.
Richard currently lives in Henderson, Nevada.