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Reference   |   Pathfinders   |   Tony Hillerman
Tony Hillerman, Southwest Author (1925-2008)

Prepared by Rebecca Rogers
Pathfinders

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Tony Hillerman (1925–2008), was the author of 29 books, including the popular 17-mystery series featuring Navajo police officers Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn, two non-series novels, two children’s books, and nonfiction works. He had received every major honor for mystery fiction; awards ranging from the Navajo Tribal Council's commendation to France 's esteemed Grand prix de litterature policiere. Western Writers of America honored him with the Wister Award for Lifetime achievement in 2008. He served as president of the prestigious Mystery Writers of America, and was honored with that group’s Edgar Award and as one of mystery fiction’s Grand Masters. In 2001, his memoir, Seldom Disappointed, won both the Anthony and Agatha Awards for best nonfiction. (HarperCollins Publishers)
Online Catalog Subject Headings  
 
Here are a few subject headings to use in the online catalog to find books about Tony Hillerman.
 

Hillerman, Tony

  Hillerman, Anthony G.
  Hillerman, Tony—Bibliography
  Hillerman, Tony—Audio-visual aids
  Leaphorn, Joe, Lt. (Fictitious character)—Fiction
  Chee, Jim (Fictitious character)
  Author Heading
  Hillerman, Tony
 
Main Library Reference Resources  
 
American Mystery and Detective Writers Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 306 American Mystery and Detective Writers
Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 306
Edited by George Parker Anderson
Thomson Gale, Detroit, 2005
ISBN: 9780313337192
Call no:  R  810.9 DIC v. 306

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This award-winning multi-volume series is dedicated to making literature and its creators better understood and more accessible to students and interested readers while satisfying the standards of librarians, teachers and scholars. Dictionary of Literary Biography provides reliable information in an easily comprehensible format while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history.
 
Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Volume 97 Contemporary Authors
New Revision Series, Volume 97
 
Gale Group, Detroit, 2001
ISBN: 9780787646066
Call no:  R  800.922 CON v. 97

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In response to the escalating need for up-to-date information on writers, Contemporary Authors® New Revision Series brings researchers the most recent data on the world's most-popular authors. These exciting and unique author profiles are entirely revised and up-to-date.
 
Current Biography Yearbook 1992 Current Biography Yearbook 1992
Edited by Judith Graham
H. W. Wilson Company, New York, NY, 1992
ISBN: 9789990006780
Call no:  R  920 C936 1992

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An invaluable source for researchers, teachers, students, and librarians, Current Biography draws information from newspaper and magazine articles, books, the Internet, and occasionally personal interviews or questionnaires completed by the subjects. This resource presents biographical information in a lively style that makes for entertaining as well as informative reading.
 
 
Border Heritage Center Reference Resources  
 
Hillerman Country: A Journey Through the Southwest With Tony Hillerman Hillerman Country: A Journey Through the Southwest With Tony Hillerman
Written by Tony Hillerman
HarperCollins, New York, NY, 1991
ISBN: 9780060164003
Call no:  R SW 979 H557h

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Tony Hillerman recounts his experience as a journalist and fan of Native American culture. This autobiography also shares his service in World War II and the inspiration for his novels featuring Navajo Tribal Police detectives Chee and Leaphorn and the Great Southwest.
 
New Mexico
Photography by David Muench and text by Tony Hillerman
C. H. Belding, Portland, OR, 1974
ISBN: 9780912856148
Call no:  R SW 917.89 M888n

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Tony Hillerman Tony Hillerman
Written by Fred Erisman
Boise State University, Boise, ID, 1989
ISBN: 9780884300861
Call no:  R SW 813 H557e

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Tony Hillerman: A Public Life Tony Hillerman: A Public Life
Written by John Sobol
Toronto: ECW Press, East Haven, CT
Distributed in the U.S. by InBook, 1994
ISBN: 9781550222142
Call no:  R SW 813 H557s

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Renown for his Navajo crime novel series, Tony Hillerman has captivated mystery fans with his insight into Navajo culture along with the workings of police investigation.  This biography written about his life explores the full range from childhood through his various careers and, finally, his emersion as a best-selling author. 
 
Tony Hillerman: From the Blessing Way to Talking God: A Bibliography
Written by Louis A. Hieb
Press of the Gigantic Hound, Tucson, AZ, 1990
Call no:  R SW 016.813 H531t

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Words, Weather and Wolfmen: Coversations with Tony Hillerman Words, Weather and Wolfmen:
Conversations with Tony Hillerman
Written by Tony Hillerman
Southwesterner Books, Gallup, NM, 1989
ISBN: 9780914001058
Call no:  R SW 813 H557h

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A limited edition, of which only 400 copies were printed, this book contains a series of interviews with Tony Hillerman done by Ernie Bulow.  The later part of the book has the Tony Hillerman stories; "Mystery, Country Boy and the Big Reservation" and "The Witch, Yazzie, and the Nine of Clubs".
 
Database Resources  
 
EBSCO Publications - MasterFILE Premier
Ebsco MasterFILE Premier is designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,730 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

This database is available as part of the TexShare Databases which are commercial database subscriptions that are paid for by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) for use by registered patrons of Texas public libraries.
A keyword subject search yields:  
  493 Full-text References for "Tony Hillerman"
  For example:
Boggs, J. (2008, June). Tony Hillerman’s Latest Literary Honor Is the prestigious Owen Wister Award. Wild West, 21(1), 14-16. Retrieved from MasterFILE Premier.
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Info Track Custom Newspapers  
  319 Sources for "Tony Hillerman"
  For example:
Obituary: Tony Hillerman: Award-winning US mystery writer drawn to the world of the Navajo people. (Guardian Obituaries Pages) (Obituary). Oct 31, 2008 p36 The Guardian (London, England).
Gale Literature Resource Center  
  4 Sources for "Tony Hillerman" (Author Search)
  For example:
“Tony Hillerman”, in Contemporary Authors Online, Gale 2009.
(A profile of the author’s life and works).
 
Internet Resources  
 
HarperCollins Publishers—Tony Hillerman’s Official Website
http://harpercollins.com/authors/
4488/Tony_Hillerman/index.aspx
  This website contains biographical information on Tony Hillerman, information on his books, and interviews given by him.
Welcome to Hillerman Country!—The Unofficial Tony Hillerman Homepage
http://www.umsl.edu/~smueller
  Although this website is not current with its information, it does contain useful information on Tony Hillerman’s books and films.
 
 

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