Dworkin (January 21, 1946 – August 31, 2012) was a Canadian writer of American Western history and an author, notable for his publication, American Mythmaker: Walter Noble Burns and the Legends of Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, and JoaquÃn Murrieta.
Dworkin was a noted historian, researcher and editor, and considered an expert on Central and South American ancient cultures.
In 1990, he wrote Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas: Mysteries of ancient civilizations of Central and South America, a popular textbook, still in use in many schools.