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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 978.9 EAN: 9780060937126 ISBN: 0060937122 Label: Harper Paperbacks Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: October 01, 2001 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks Release Date: October 02, 2001 Studio: Harper Paperbacks Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: In this extraordinary collection, Tony Hillerman presents the Southwest as only he can, choosing remarkable true tales from his personal archives of local lore. As you read these stories, you will be amazed, astounded, and oftentimes confounded by the power of ingenuity, serendipity, and the strange, comical coincidence of life and how it proves, once again, that truth is ultimately stranger than fiction. From the amusing title story of the holdup that didn't happen, to the riveting account of scientists tracking Black Death through the arroyos, to the ironic account of how a black cowboy's commonsense intelligence destroyed the dogma of the Smithsonian Institution, master storyteller Tony Hillerman reveals the present and timeless past of one of America's most beautifuland haunting regions. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Priceless insights from a newsman becoming a novelistHillerman describes the genesis of these nine interesting essays based on New Mexico daily life: "The essays in The Great Taos Bank Robbery: And Other True Stories of the Southwest were my project to win a Master of Arts degree in English when I quit being a newspaper editor and went back to college. In a way they reflected the decision I had made (with my wife Marie's encouragement) to see if someone like myself -- who loves to write -- can reflect the life around him better if he escapes ... Read More Rating: - Unequalled in the Annals of True CrimeThe Great Taos Bank Robbery would have occurred on November 11, 1957, except the bank was closed for Veterans Day. Thus it seems appropriate to write this review tonight in the hopes that it will post on November 12th, the actual date when the robbery did not occur. Tony Hillerman makes a convincing case for the bank robbery, noting the unique elements that one of the male malefactors was dressed as a woman, that the robbers waited in line with courtesy and patience, and that the getaway vehicle was borrowed ... Read More Rating: - Amusing tales of New Mexico (mostly)This was a fun read about the many different faces of New Mexico. Short stories that can be read in a single sitting. The stories cover the quirky people to the scientific discoveries that are mostly set in New Mexico. Rating: - A Quiet Look at the Genuine New MexicoTrue stories written with Hillerman's quiet humor -- the New Mexico that was before the Yuppies turned it into Starbuck's Central and a New Mexico that still exists in quiet corners of a wonderful state. The tales are best read one or two at a time and savored. A great gift for lovers of New Mexico, the genuine Old West or an Easterner interesting in learning about the land that lies beyond the traffic jams. Rating: - Southwestern Flavor - Wise and ComfortableTaos I really enjoyed this book. It's a small volume with a series of essays that Tony Hillerman submitted as part of Master's work in journalism. They read just as you'd expect from the premiere Southwest mystery writer of our time - slow, lazy, and full of humor. They're true tales woven to feel like fiction and the characters step right out of the terrain of New Mexico. Funny antics and folk wisdom are interspersed with character quirks. The title story is the best, but all of the others ... Read More 
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