User:DGrasse

David Grasse is a a third generation native of Arizona, born in Casa Grande, and a graduate of the University of Arizona, where he received his Bachelor of the Arts Degree in History, graduating Cum Laude. He is currently enrolled in the Masters program at the School of Information Resources and Library Science also at the University of Arizona. He has published several journal articles in regards to Arizona and the so-called wild west era and has presented twice at the Arizona Historical Convention. He is a member of the Arizona Historical Society and the Territorial Troupers reenactment group. Grasse is currently working on a biography about lawman Commodore Perry Owens.

Articles: Grasse, D. “Not Devoid of a Sense of Humor’: The Saga of the Arizona Outlaw ‘Red’ McNeil.” Wild West History Association Journal 2:3, pp. 6-23. http://www.wildwesthistory.org/literature/journal/index/2009.pdf Grasse, David. "Sheriff Owens Kills Outlaw Andy Cooper." Chronicle of the Old West. Sept. 7 2007. Volume 1, Number 10. Page 1+. Grasse, David."Robbery at Schusters' Store." Chronicle of the Old West. May 2008. Volume 8, Number 6. Page 14. Interviews: With Dakota Livesay of Chronicle of the Old West http://www.chronicleoftheoldwest.com/show_215-david_grasse-perry_owens.shtml Conventions: Grasse, David. "Commodore Perry Owens : The Life of an Arizona Lawman (an excerpt)." Variant Title: Commodore Perry Owens : the man behind the badge. 2006. Arizona Historical Convention Papers, Arizona Historical Society, Tucson. Grasse, David. "Red McNeil : Not Devoid of a Sense of Humor." 2009. Variant Title: Arizona Historical Convention Papers. Arizona Historical Society, Tucson. http://www.arizonahistory.org/2009%20conv/2009Program.html