Dennis Herrick
| Dennis Herrick | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | United States |
| Genre | Many genres, including science fiction, nonfiction, mystery fiction, and short story |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Dennis Herrick is an American author best known for his historical novel Winter of the Metal People, which gives the Pueblo point of view about the Tiguex War and the Coronado expedition. The book's subtitle is The Untold Story of America's First Indian War. Much of his writing deals with the American Southwest.
Background
Working most of his career in and around newspapers, he is a former daily newspaper reporter, a former owner and publisher of a weekly newspaper,[1] and an emeritus member of the journalism faculty at the University of New Mexico. He is an infantry combat veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was awarded the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, and other awards while serving with the 1st Cavalry Division in 1969. He has been editor of the newsletter for the Vietnam Dog Handler Association [2] since 1999, and is a member of the Western Writers of America.
Bibliography
- Esteban: The African Slave Who Explored America, due in 2016
- War of the Planet Burners, due in 2016.
- (2014) A Brother's Cold Case.[3]
- (2013) Winter of the Metal People.[4]
- (2012) Second edition of Media Management in the Age of Giants,.[5]
- (2011) The Latest Word from 1540, edited by Richard Flint and Shirley Cushing Flint. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque.
Short stories
- Alien Visitors, To Steal What is Sacred, The Indian Who Defied Coronado, The Final Farewell, Woman Without a Name, The Woman with a Rain Pot, The Bullet that Saved Me, The Ancestor, A Missing Tourist in Mexico, It Only Cost Two Teeth, Hunting Season, Spirit Journey, Missing, Un Turista Desa paracido en México[6]
Articles
- "The Puebloan View of a Lesser-Known War"[7]
- "Xauían and the Tiguex War"[8]
- "Perseverance and luck,"[9]
References
- ↑ "The SUN".
- ↑ "Vietnam Dog Handler Association".
- ↑ "A Brother's Cold Case". Sunbury Press.
- ↑ "Winter of the Metal People: The Untold Story of America's First Indian War". Sunbury Press.
- ↑ "Media Management in the Age of Giants: Business Dynamics of Journalism". University of New Mexico Press.
- ↑ "Author's Website".
- ↑ "The Puebloan View of a Lesser-Known War". New Mexico Mercury.
- ↑ "Xauían and the Tiguex War". Native Peoples magazine.
- ↑ "Perseverance and Luck". Roundup magazine.