I have a Sony - I dislike the kindle format and price. Unlike other people of color, I don't have a problem with the language of the day. That is the nature of history.

I am glad Hillerman's approach was more updated. I suspect that MacMaster was not trying to write fiction. I think he was deceiving people because they wouldn't listen to him, and learned the lesson I learned as a child - only tell lies you are willing to allow to become truths. Otherwise they will come back and beat the crap out of you.
Unfortunately, since he is a white male, it is entirely possible that MacMaster will escape serious consequences for his actions.