Frank Waters — American Writer born on June 25, 1902, died on June 03, 1995

Frank Waters was an American writer. He is known for his novels and historical works about the American Southwest. The Frank Waters Foundation, founded in his name, strives to foster literary and artistic achievement in the Southwest United States... (wikipedia)

The vast sage desert undulates with almost imperceptible tides like the oceans.
The whole westward expansion myth is seen as romantic. But it's a joke, a blot on American history.