The Kidnapped Saint Other Stories Author:B. Traven B. Traven, the celebrated author of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The Death Ship, died in Mexico City, his adopted home, in 1969. This posthumous collection of his writings reflects significant facets of the author's life. The core of the book, the outgrowth of Traven's passionate immersion in Indian culture, con... more »sists of ten short stories about Mexican Indian and mestizo life followed by an excerpt from The White Rose, his novel portraying the clash between rural Mexicans and U.S. oil interests in the 1920's.« less