Daniel J. Gelo is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and former Dean of the College of Liberal and Fine Arts at the University of Texas at San Antonio. A specialist in Plains Indian ethnology and German‑Texan frontier history, he holds B.A., M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees in Anthropology from Rutgers University. Gelo is the award‑winning author of numerous scholarly books, including Comanches, Captives, and Germans and Indians of the Great Plains. His honors include the Stumberg Distinguished University Chair, the Presidio La Bahía Award, and recognition from the Comanche Nation and the City of Fredericksburg. He is an active member of several professional historical and anthropological societies. His interests include guitar, horseback riding, fishing, and golf.

Christopher J. Wickham is professor emeritus of German at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Together they have written Comanches and Germans on the Texas Frontier.