W. B. Garvey is the author of the award-winning historical
novel, WHITE GOLD, companion to his critically acclaimed
PANAMA FEVER: DIGGING DOWN GOLD MOUNTAIN. Both works
illuminate the stories of the courageous men and women who left
their Caribbean islands to work, and oftentimes die, building the
Panama Canal. Garvey, whose writing has appeared in several
publications including the Killens Review of Arts & Letters , is also
a classically-trained violinist who has performed as soloist with
renowned symphony orchestras and as a recitalist in major U.S.
concert halls. A graduate of the University of Southern California,
Garvey has lived in Los Angeles, Kingston, London, and New
York City. He now resides and writes in Phoenix, Arizona.