New Mexico

A Fall Adventure in Hillerman Country

Submitted by Sophie Ell on Tue, 11/11/2014 - 11:13

Hello, I am the new Tony Hillerman Digital Fellow; I joined the crew in August. As the new fellow I was initiated into the project by being assigned to work on People of Darkness. My job is to research and define terms from the novel that would contribute to the digital encyclopedia. We have been taking terms from Hillerman’s books and, through these definitions, have been constructing a picture of the Southwest through Tony Hillerman’s eyes. People of Darkness takes place in the Grants, NM area: the checkerboard section of the Navajo reservation, Mount Taylor, and El Malpais.

Mapped Locations for "The Boy Who Made Dragonfly"

This map displays the major southwestern geographic references mentioned in the novel, "The Boy Who Made Dragonfly." It includes locations in Arizona and New Mexico. Click on each map marker to see a brief description of the location. Scroll or zoom the map using your mouse, or click the square icon in the top right corner of the map to view it in full screen mode.

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Tony Hillerman and String of Fish

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"The Blessing Way" Interactive Map

This map includes a guided tour through each chapter of "The Blessing Way," and displays the major southwestern geographic references mentioned in the novel. It includes locations in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, as well as several fictional locations that Tony Hillerman made up for the novel. Click on the thumbnail image to open the map in your browser and start the tour. Click the up or down arrows to advance through the tour, or click on a map marker to see a brief description of the location.