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Writer John Nichols, author “The Milagro Beanfield War," has died

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Writer John Nichols, best known for his populist novel, “The Milagro Beanfield War," has died. He was 83.

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Considered by many as one of the finest writing talents of his generation and best known for 1974s The Milagro Beanfield War, he died Monday of heart-related problems in his

Author John Nichols, whose rollicking and passionate books about Northern New Mexico helped draw a spotlight to both its promise and problems, lived life on his own terms — writing

John Nichols, who forever changed the perception of rural New Mexico with his novel The Milagro Beanfield War, died after battling a lengthy illness at the age of 83, family

John Nichols, author of "The Milagro Beanfield War," explores his personal ups and downs in "I Got Mine: Confessions of a Midlist Writer."