Professor of History, Emeritus, at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, since 1971, Dan Krieger is a NWH Fellow of the Newberry Library in state, regional, and family history. For the past 24 years he has authored a weekly column on local history for the San Luis Obispo County Tribune. Author of Looking Backward into the Middle Kingdom: An Illustrated History of San Luis Obispo County (Windsor, 1988, REV) and co-author of War Comes to the Middle Kingdom: A History of the Central Coast, 1940 – 1943, Dr. Krieger recently completed a modern history of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. Serving as historical consultant and expert witness for the US Attorney General’s Office as well as for the State of California, the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads, a variety of Central Coast vineyards, UNOCAL, CALTRANS, and a wide variety of California professional and governmental offices, Dr. Krieger serves as Chair of the Centennial Committee for California, California Polytechnic State University.