AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
All you need to know about William White
William White was born in a small farming community in central California. He and his family lived in a place called Farmersville, California, and it was here that he graduated from the eighth grade. William says that “When looking back at my various educational endeavors I think that I was better educated upon graduation from grammar school than most students are today when graduating from high school. It was here in the eighth grade where I became firmly grounded in the use of proper English and mathematics—two skills that have served me well through the years.”
After high school, William elected not to go directly to College. He spent three years traveling the country while tasting the wine and smelling the roses. William said that “It was a wonderful experience and I have retained some great memories from that time period. I have never regretted that sabbatical.”
He reluctantly gave up the open road for College in 1964 and remained there until the Vietnam War erupted. In mid 1965 he joined the United States Marine Corps and spent the entire year of 1966 engaged in combat in Vietnam. William says that “I wouldn’t take a million dollars for that experience but I wouldn’t do it again for a million dollars.” He was wounded four times and received two purple hearts.
After his stint in the USMC he became an Electrician then eventually a contractor. William has always had the ability to write and he learned early in life the power of words. His first attempt at writing was a training manual he both designed and wrote. It came with six videos with a lesson plan work book as well a technical manual. It was called Alternating Current Motor Controls for Electricians and he guarantees it will put you to sleep faster than a glass of warm milk and cookies.
William took up the hobby of treasure hunting and gold prospecting first as a wholesome activity for his two sons. Once he realized the enjoyment and great recreational value of this endeavor, he pursued this hobby when time permitted. He began documenting his experiences which eventually gave way to his second book Tales of the Caballos. This book is an historical overview of the Caballo Mountains of New Mexico as seen from a Treasure hunter’s perspective. To this day it remains the most popular book he has written and it is this book that launched his new career.
His third book, True Treasure Stories of the Southwest is an eclectic collection of stories based upon his personal experiences. Then came the book Reflections which is a collection of non-treasure stories about some of his more memorable adventures including six stories about Vietnam.
Book number five is called More Treasure Stories and Folklore of the Caballo Mountains and it is the second most popular book mainly because it is a sequel to Tales of the Caballos. Next was the book Mad Dogs and Treasure Hunters. It is a good read for the whole family. In this book he bundled up the treasure stories he had previously written but never published and put them together.
After Mad Dogs… came his first novel, The Treasure of San Miguel Island, book number seven. It is a good book and the reviews have been kind. It is based on a personal experience of diving for shell fish off the coast of California in 1959. Both stories are published together with the story Freddie Steel appearing in the epilogue of the novel—both are fascinating stories but the Freddie Steel story is a true one.
William has completed a second novel using the same characters as The Treasure of San Miguel Island called The Pancho Villa Treasure of the Guadalupe Mountains. He has not released it at this time. He reports that he is two thirds completed with a third book also using the same characters. It is called The Aztec Treasure of the Caballo Mountains.
William says that writing fulfills his need for creativity and he is flattered that others find his books interesting and fun to read.
William White now makes his home in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico where he continues his writing and gives tours of the Caballo Mountains. He truly loves New Mexico where “the friendliest people in the United States live.”
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