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The Great Taos Bank Robbery: And Other True Stories

Tony Hillerman

This classic collection of nonfiction essays about life in New Mexico by the great Tony Hillerman remains a must read for anyone looking to understand the state's unique charm. The vivid pieces in The Great Taos Bank Robbery paint an indelible portrait of life--with all its magnificent quirks and foibles--in the Land of Enchantment.

Celebrating fifty years since its original 1973 release, this anniversary edition offers a new introduction by noted Hillerman biographer James McGrath Morris and a foreword by Anne Hillerman, introducing a new generation of readers to the magic of Tony Hillerman and New Mexico.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Unm Press
  • Publish Date: Aug 15th, 2023
  • Pages: 152
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.87in - 5.43in - 0.63in - 0.40lb
  • EAN: 9780826365453
  • Categories: EssaysUnited States - State & Local - Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)

About the Author

Hillerman, Anne: - Anne Hillerman's debut novel, Spider Woman's Daughter, received the Western Writers Spur Award for Best First Novel. That book and the six novels that followed were all New York Times best sellers. Her eighth mystery, The Way of the Bear, will launch in April 2023. Her books continue the Navajo detective stories her father, Tony Hillerman, made popular. When she's not working, Anne likes to read, cook, hike, ski, and travel. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona, and makes frequent trips to the Navajo Nation.
Hillerman, Tony: - Tony Hillerman (1925-2008) was an award-winning author and newspaperman, best known for his eighteen mystery novels set on the Navajo Nation.