David A. Bowles is an award-winning author and storyteller. He is the fifth generation of his family to be born in Austin, Texas. Both parents are from pioneer settlers. His great grandmother Elnora Van Cleve was the first child born in Austin on April 14, 1841. His stories are based on many years of historical and genealogical research. He and Becka his yellow lab travel extensively telling the stories of the Westward Sagas. A prolific writer, Bowles has written hundreds of stories about history and the true-life characters he has met. The fifth book in the Westward Sagas series, Sheriff of Starr County was released February of 2023.