William Humphrey
William Humphrey (1924–1997) was born in Clarksville, Texas. Neither of his parents went to school beyond thefifthgrade, and during the height of the Great Depression his father hunted in the snake-infested swamplands of the Sulphur River to help feed the family. Humphrey left Clarksville at age thirteen and did not return for thirty-two years. By then he was the internationally acclaimed author of two extraordinary novels set in his hometown:Home from the Hill, a National Book Award finalist...