HENDERSON, Nev., Dec. 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Discovering and understanding your ancestry is a special experience -- and it doesn't matter what others think. Rejecting your heritage is useless because there is truly no choice but to live with it. Author Ray Chavarria experienced this and, not only did he struggle discovering his Indian roots, he had to deal with social troubles of his own. These are some of the events that will keep readers thinking as Xlibris announces the release of his new book Ray Chavarria's Indian Family Roots.
Filled with facts and references about early Indian history, this book discusses how the author discovered his Indian lineage during his latter years and how the U.S. government furnished documents to prove his Apache ancestry while denying their own records. Stories about his troubled youth, his adulthood and the reforming guidance he received from his parents will remind readers that life is never simple, especially for those with mixed ancestries. Not only did Chavarria struggle between finding his roots and living with modern society, he had to go through many obstacles that hounded him, such as having enemies who discriminated against him and dealing with the government's denials of his heritage.
For your reading pleasure, Ray Chavarria's Indian Family Roots is now available for ordering at your local bookstore and online at Xlibris.com.
About the Author
Ray Chavarria was born in the small western town of Tempe, Arizona. He got his education at Tempe Grammar School. He was married in 1945 to Margarita H. Perea, whom he met in his last year of school. He enlisted in the service of our country during the end of the war in 1945 in the United States Air Force and took gunnery school on the B-29 aircraft. Upon his discharge, Ray enlisted in the air force standby reserve for twenty years and was a member of the Arizona Air National Guard for five years. The author is retired now and lives in Henderson, Nevada.
Ray Chavarria's Indian Family Roots * by Ray Chavarria
Publication Date: December 5, 2007
Trade Paperback; $17.84; 181 pages; 978-1-4257-6395-4
Cloth Hardback; $27.89; 181 pages; 978-1-4257-6397-8
To request a complimentary paperback review copy, contact the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 7836. Tear sheets may be sent by regular or electronic mail to Marketing Services. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0294 or call (888) 795-4274 x.7876.
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