SALVATION MOUNTAIN and COURAGE 2e tell of the dynamic – legal and illegal- of the Mexican – American borderlands from the perspective of immigration and cross border crime. At risk of frivolity I have engender suprise at narrative humor. Both stories could be tails of tragedy -but no, as a survivor of the Armed forces – humor intrudes in the most unusual places. SALVATION MOUNTAIN describes the joys and struggles of three women – an illiterate Mexican Grandmother; her daughter a rape victim and naturalized American citizen; and her daughter a woman who would be the Christ. It poses the question of internal decision making and divine intervention. COURAGE: Super Hero Dog of the Borderlands. This book has been revised to reflect recent findings of the cartels to better tell the story of Courage, a beautiful and willful Siberian Husky, who shows the dog like virtues of bravery, persistence, self sacrifice and true friendship as she makes her way to the criminal heart of Sinaloa.