Tom Vyles was raised in Arizona and has lived in AZ for 60 years. My desire to preserve Arizona History is the driving force behind my writing & penname Zeke Crandall. I have been blessed to have met many amazing people who relayed Old Arizona true stories to me from the time I was 9 years old. I have researched and visited the sites of my stories. I will write many more Arizona historical stories the rest of my life. I believe true stories, if presented with detail and fun are better than any fictional stories. These people were all real and I feel it is my obligation to tell there story correctly, which does require a lot of work, but I love my work. Like all of my books, I will present all the evidence and allow the reader to make their final decision. I hope you enjoy reading my work as much as I enjoyed writing the stories.