The whole westward expansion myth is seen as romantic. But it's a joke, a blot on American history.

Frank Jonathon Waters took his son on trips to the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico in 1911 described by Frank in his book The Colorado. In 1936 Waters left L. He became close friends with Mabel Dodge Luhan and her husband from Taos Pueblo Tony Luhan.

The Frank Waters Foundation founded in his name strives to foster literary and artistic achievement in the Southwest United States. He is known for his novels and historical works about the American Southwest.