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==Writing career==
==Writing career==
Dearen is an authority on the Pecos and Devils rivers, which nearly meet at Lake Amistad, and on the tenets of old-time [[cowboy]] life in West Texas. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, he conducted oral histories] of seventy-six men who had been cowboys prior to 1932. These interviews, along with decades of archival study, enrich his novels and nonfiction books. One of those novels, ''Perseverance'',<ref>Patrick Dearen, ''Perseverance'' (Eakin Press, 2006) ISBN 9781571682352.</ref> is a story of hobos riding the railroad tracks of Texas during the [[Great Depression]].<ref name=pdearen/> He is also known for his interest in [[folklore]] and writes to please both professional historians and general readers.
Dearen is an authority on the Pecos and Devils rivers, which nearly meet at Lake Amistad, and on the tenets of old-time [[cowboy]] life in West Texas. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, he conducted oral histories] of seventy-six men who had been cowboys prior to 1932. These interviews, along with decades of archival study, enrich his novels and nonfiction books. One of those novels, ''Perseverance'',<ref>Patrick Dearen, ''Perseverance'' (Eakin Press, 2006) ISBN 9781571682352.</ref> is a story of hobos riding the railroad tracks of Texas during the [[Great Depression]].<ref name=pdearen/> He is also known for his interest in folklore and writes to please both professional historians and general readers.
Other Dearen works include:
Other Dearen works include: