Robert Rivard, Author of Trail of Feathers, to Appear at San Miguel PEN February 6.Trail of Feathers Named by London's Publishing News as One of the Top Ten True Crime Titles in 2006 Book Sense Cites Paperback as Noteworthy SAN ANTONIO San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. -- Robert Rivard, author of the critically acclaimed true crime tale Trail of Feathers, will discuss his book at an evening reading and conversation Tuesday, February 6, at 6 p.m. at Bellas Artes Auditorium in San Miguel de Allende San Miguel de Allende is the seat of the municipality of Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, a historic town founded in 1542 that has become an attractive tourist destination for wealthy Mexico City residents and has a large American and Canadian expatriate community comprised primarily , Guanajuato, Mexico. Rivard's talk is part of the winter series of lectures sponsored by San Miguel San Miguel (sän mēgĕl`), city (1993 pop. 118,214), E El Salvador, at the foot of San Miguel volcano (6,996 ft/2,132 m). It has textile, rope, and dairy-products industries. The region produces cotton, henequen, and vegetable oil. PEN. "It's an honor to be selected by PEN, given its mission of freedom of expression and protecting writers," said Rivard. "Since Trail of Feathers is set in Mexico, it's a special opportunity for me to present the book to an audience in Mexico." Trail of Feathers chronicles the true story of Rivard's search for justice in the December 1998 murder of his Mexico City correspondent Philip True, who was killed in a Deliverance-like episode in western Mexico while hiking solo through Huichol Indian territory in the Sierra Madre Occidental Sierra Madre Oc·ci·den·tal A mountain range of northwest Mexico running parallel to the Pacific coastline and adjoining the Mexican plateau. It extends for about 1,609 km (1,000 mi) southward from the border of Arizona. Noun 1. . Rivard, editor of the San Antonio Express-News The San Antonio Express-News is the daily newspaper of San Antonio, Texas. It is ranked as the third-largest daily newspaper in the state of Texas in terms of circulation, and is one of the leading news sources of South Texas, with offices in Austin, Brownsville, Laredo, and , tackles his own long journey that leads him to a "trail of feathers" that seeped from True's sleeping bag, to discover what happened -- and why. Trail of Feathers was first published in December 2005 by Public Affairs, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , a division of Perseus Books. The paperback edition was released in November 2006. Trail of Feathers was named a Book Sense pick for 2005 and 2006 and People Magazine named it one of the top five nonfiction reads of 2005. The book was tagged "a model of its genre" by Bookmarks Magazine. Books will be available for purchase and inscription following the event. Proceeds from the book sales will benefit the Philip True Education Trust, established in 1999 to benefit the slain correspondent's son, Philip Theodore True, and PEN San Miguel. www.robertrivard.com |
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