Gerald W HaslamGerald Haslam is the author of numerous books, both fiction and nonfiction. He wrote the text for The Great Central Valley: California's Heartland (California, 1992), which featured the photography of Stephen Johnson and Robert Dawson. professor of English at California State University, Sonoma, until his retirement in 1997, he lives in Northern California. Alexandra Haslam Russell is managing editor of Gavin magazine. She and her father coedited the anthology, Where Coyotes Howl and Wind Blows Free: Growing Up in the West (1995). Richard Chon plays fiddle with the Sons of the San Joaquin and for many years was an entertainment writer for the Bakersfield Californian. Read More Read Less