Born in Harlingen, Texas, in the midst of the Great Depression, Sigifredo .L. Cavazos, dropped out of high school to join the USAF during the Korean conflict. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, under the G.I. Bill and set to work on a novel, 'Three for El Dorado, ' but then let his writing ambition fall by the wayside upon his marriage and family life, Following a career as a public school teacher of English and history, Mr. Cavazos worked with the Cooperative Extension service in the Agriculture program of Michigan State University, and with the Upward Bound program at Sienna Heights College in western Michigan. Now retired, he had resuscitated his lifetime goal of being a writer. This is his second published book, the first being "Amistad Mountain & Other Stories," published by Vantage Press, now bankrupt.
