Tom Miller has been writing about Latin America and the American Southwest for more than thirty years. He has chronicled his journeys through Cuba in the acclaimed book Trading With the Enemy and collected writings by others in the volume Travelers’ Tales Cuba. Tom’s other books include Revenge of the Saguaro and the National Geographic-published The Panama Hat Trail. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Smithsonian, LIFE, Natural History, and many other publications. His collection of some eighty versions of the song “La Bamba” led to his Rhino Records release The Best of La Bamba, and his book On the Border has been optioned by Productvision for a theatrical-release film. Tom is a past fellow of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and holds membership in the Thornton Wilder Society and the Cervantes Society of America. He has led educational expeditions through Cuba for the National Geographic Society and other organizations.