New Mexico, Rio Grande, and Other Essays [Hardcover]

Tony Hillerman (Author), Robert Reynolds (Photographer), David Muench (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1992

Renowned author Tony Hillerman's original essays written for "New Mexico" and "Rio Grande, " plus two new essays, are complemented by the extraordinary images of Muench and Reynolds.

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About the Author

Tony Hillerman was the former president of the Mystery Writers of America and received its Edgar(R) and Grand Master awards. His other honors include the Center for the American Indian's Ambassador Award, the Silver Spur Award for the best novel set in the West, and the Navajo Tribe's Special Friend Award. He lived with his wife in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Muench has been photographing America for more than 30 years.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Graphic Arts Books; 1ST edition (May 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558680934
• ISBN-13: 978-1558680937
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,209,811 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you love New Mexico, buy this book, September 15, 1998

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B. R. A. Gulien (Amsterdam) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Mexico, Rio Grande, and Other Essays (Hardcover)

If you ever read books of Tony Hillerman, be sure to take a look at this book. His love of the state of New Mexico is well known by readers of the Jim Chee/Joe Leaphorn Mysteries, but this book is about the overwhelming beauty of the state. The vast open spaces, the silence and the history. This collection of essays together with the outstanding photographs is a must.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful writing, great photos, bad print job., January 26, 2001

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Warlen Bassham (Bothell, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Mexico, Rio Grande, and Other Essays (Hardcover)

If Only!

If only this book had been printed by the National Geographic Society, or Arizona Highways, or somebody who specializes in scenic calendars. The fabulous photos in here deserve top quality printing, and they didn't get it.

However, I heartily recommend this book to all my fellow Hillerman fans, *anyway*, because the essays are great, and the background information on some of the events that inspired scenes in certain of the novels is priceless. If you loved 'A Thief of Time' as much as I did, you'll very much enjoy the descriptions of the actual site that inspired it. Hillerman's 'travelogue' down the Rio Grande is also wonderful.