About the AuthorBorn in Harlingen, Texas in the midst of the Great Depression, Sigifredo Cavazos dropped out of high school to join the USAF during the Korean conflict. He attended the University of Texas under the G.I. Bill and set to work on a novel, but let his writing ambitions fall by the wayside upon his marriage. Following a career as a professor of English and History, Mr. Cavazos worked with the Cooperative Extension service in the Agriculture program at Michigan State University, and with the Upward Bound program at Sienna Heights College in western Michigan. Now retired, he has resuscitated his lifetime goal of being a writer. This is his first published book. what is the 2nd most sold book in the world Amistad Mountain Other Stories