The Great Taos Bank Robbery

And Other True Stories of the Southwest

De: Tony Hillerman

Narrado por: Jack Garrett

This classic collection of nonfiction essays about life in New Mexico by the great Tony Hillerman remains a must listen for anyone looking to understand the state's unique charm. The engaging pieces in The Great Taos Bank Robbery unveil the life and magic one experiences in the Land of Enchantment.

©1973 Tony Hillerman (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"This collection is the essence of Hillerman, which is always instructive fun." ( New Mexican)

Description words easy to read

The stories in the book were well written. I found the book very interesting. Listening to the audio book made it valuable to imagine to see everything happening as reading it.

Tony Hillerman

I enjoyed the first part of the book, the great Taos bank robbery, and portions of the rest of the essays/stories. The last two were full of information, data and facts. I didn't realize we had that kind of revolution going on in the US. They were interesting, but I buy these books for entertainment and escape. This book did not do that. The first story can't carry the whole thing and I'm not active in politics. If I were, I might have known about this happening.

Some good essays. Others harder to digest.

The cover title was excellent and overall, stories of New Mexico were fantastic. The more anthropological stories were a bit harder to digest and less enjoyable to me.

New Mexico stories from the inside.

Tony Hillerman has the concise descriptive style that appears expansive when exercised on the scale necessary for the landscape. That style comes from much practice. While many of these earlier works are verbose by comparison, they do show humor and a real feeling for the subject matter. The narrator tends to go into a monotone when the story get verbose and drawn out. He reads alot of it as if it were a text book, not an entertainment.

All things considered, I enjoyed and recommend this book.

How Tony Hillerman Got His Start

Yes, it’s Tony Hillerman from his first youthful stories as a cub reporter. He was amazing from the very beginning, when no one knew his name other than the local readers. Immediately, you feel the same quick-witted, careful observation that’s part of his novels; but also, his warmth, humility, humor, and love of New Mexico.

This edition of The Great Taos Bank Robbery has even more stories than the first release, and a foreword written by Hillerman's daughter, who is just as enchanting as her father.