Approximately 5:30 in the morning of June 23rd, 1928, the author entered a world that has fascinated him  almost from the beginning. According to his mother, the moon was full and a thunderstorm was raging outside the hospital. Richard Seifried (Sigh-Freed) was born in Piqua, Ohio, a small city steeped in Indian and early American history. It was in such an environment that the author roamed the fields and forests, learning not only about the past but also acquiring a passion for natural history.

  His first story, "Death Takes the Moth" was written at age twelve, and he has been writing ever since. Only after retirement did he decide to place some of his writing into print. During his early adult years, Richard worked in building and bridge construction, for his home state's wildlife conservation department, as office auditor, as a factory worker, and served as a combat infantry man in the Korean War. Eventually he became a teacher and remained in that profession for 25 years. During summers the author worked for the United States Forest Service as a fire lookout, fire fighter, and timber thinner. Beginning in 1980, he served twelve seasons with the National Park Service, six of which were in Glacier National Park, the location of his novels, MEDICINE GRIZZLY and THE WARRIOR ANGELS and his children's novel, A VOICE FROM  THE FOREST. Richard has had many opportunities to hone his skill for understanding people and personalities as he lived not only in Ohio but also in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Michigan, Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Oklahoma and the territory of American Samoa. He resides with his wife Norma Jean in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He boasts of five children and nine grandchildren.