About the Author: Joseph Dorris

Joseph Dorris grew up in McCall, Idaho near the near-ghost town of Warren, Idaho. He spent much of his youth exploring and gold panning in the Salmon River and Idaho wilderness, the setting of Sojourner of Warren’s Camp and Sheepeater: To Cry for a Vision. He has had a lifetime interest in Native American culture and history, pioneer gold rushes, and mining history. He has based Sojourner on the 1870s Chinese and whites in Warren’s camp and has weaved together historical vignettes from their lives and conflicts. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. After retiring, he taught high school science and math and coached soccer. He enjoys painting and illustrated both of his novels. He currently operates mining claims in Colorado for amazonite and smoky quartz specimens. Today, he lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with his wife, Susan, where they have raised three children.