Hard Country (64 page)
Authors: Michael McGarrity
Tags: #Literature & Fiction, #Action & Adventure, #Genre Fiction, #Family Saga, #Historical, #Westerns, #United States, #Sagas, #Historical Fiction
For fans and scholars of the works of Eugene Manlove Rhodes, I created the epitaph he wrote in
Hard Country
from a careful reading of some of his poems. I hope it does him justice. A select bibliography has been posted on my Web site,
www.michaelmcgarrity.com
, for readers interested in the primary research materials I used in the development of the story.
Last and most important, Brian Tart, publisher and president of Dutton, is especially thanked for his strong encouragement and support during the past three years. He stuck with me when I stepped into unknown territory as a writer, allowed me the extra time I needed to get the job done, and with his keen editorial eye helped make
Hard Country
a better book. They don’t come any better. He “makes a hand.”
Santa Fe, New Mexico
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael McGarrity lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife, Emily Beth (Mimi). Recipient of the New Mexico Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, he is the author of the Kevin Kerney mystery series. Along with the late Tony Hillerman, he established the Hillerman-McGarrity Creative Writing Scholarship at the University of New Mexico.
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