JohnÌýNichols
- Author
- October 28, 2003
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You have celebrated and absorbed the American Southwest, with its dramatic skies and sacred landscapes, and its traditional Hispanic and Indian cultures; and you have spoken frankly of its tragedy and greed. Through your to-the-bone honesty, ribald humor, and lifelong commitment to the common people, you have written masterpieces not just for Northern New Mexico, but also for the world.