The title of Carlos Fuentes' The Crystal Frontier may seem on its surface quite difficult to understandâ€"how can a frontier, even the great American frontier, be crystal, even crystal-clear' The title refers to a crystal and beautiful office building cleaned by Mexican work...

Louis L'Amour was born on March 22, 1908, in Jamestown, North Dakota. His father, Louis Charles, was a veterinarian and farm machinery salesman and was also involved in local politics. Charles served as alderman of Jamestown's largest ward for many years as well as deputy sheriff, but he...

The Writer Within When did I first discover the writer within? Over the course of time, what has happened to that writer? Where is that writer now? It was 1972 at Ed White Elementary school in, Houston, Texas where my histories as a writer surely begin. During my attendance of second grade, my...