Dr. Allen R. Steele worked all his life in communication media, first as a disc jockey at his college radio station and then in managerial and administrative positions in international broadcasting networks. He also spent many years as a university professor in Australia and America. More recently, he has immersed himself in the history of the Southwest. Among his previous books, Santa Fe 1880: Chronicles from the Year of the Railroad records a most critical year in the history of Santa Fe, when rapid change overtook the old city. He now resides in the city he wrote about and enjoys sharing the city's incredible history with visitors on his downtown history tours.