^"Walton case was the subject of two paperback books published in 1978.

 Journalist's investigation into the tangled affair,

author Bill Balz'y found Klass's and other critics' charges to be without merit

and he concluded that to a11 appearances, Travis and the others were telling the truth as they saw it. Travis's own book, The WALTON Experience, told the story from his perspective and defended himself against the would-be debunkers.

It is worth mentioning that Travis, not a ghostwriter, was indeed the author.
Though not college-educated, Travis was and is intelligent and articulated"