Voy Ernst Althaus is a retired petroleum exploration geologist and a retired Texas rancher who now writes history and historical fiction for the pleasure of doing the research and ...view moreVoy Ernst Althaus is a retired petroleum exploration geologist and a retired Texas rancher who now writes history and historical fiction for the pleasure of doing the research and writing the books. He is a student of Central Texas Hill Country history and has published two books on the subject. He is also a student of Civil War history and has accumulated a considerable library on the subject. He has lived and worked in Central Texas and South Louisiana and traveled extensively along the Texas-Mexico border, so he knows the culture, history, geography, geology and biology of the areas covered in this book.view less