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    INSIDE APACHERIA

    Oct 26, 2021 3 minutes
    BY CANDY MOULTON

    aving grown up on the Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation in New Mexico, Doug Hocking writes histories and historical fiction rooted in Apache culture. His nonfiction works include (2017), (2018), and (2019). With a background in archaeology and military intelligence, he regards his subjects with the eyes and mind of an analyst. Western Writers of America has recognized Hocking as a Spur Award finalist, and he received the 2020 Will Rogers Medallion for best Western fiction for . The author lives in Tucson, where he about his life and work.

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