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Western star the life and legends of Larry McMurtry

"Before Larry McMurtry became one of the most celebrated writers of the twentieth century, he worked on his family's ranch in rural Texas. He spent his days on horseback and his nights listening to vivid stories of his cowboy uncles driving herds of cattle across the plains where there once were bis...

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Main Author: Streitfeld, David (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Mariner Books, [2026]
Edition:First edition.
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McMurtry, Larry
McMurtry, Larry > Childhood and youth.
Novelists, American > 20th century > Biography.
Screenwriters > United States > Biography.
Texas > Biography.
Biographies.
Literary criticism.
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Table of Contents:
  • Larry McMurtry for Sale
  • Ancestors
  • Native Connections
  • The Making of Lonesome Dove, Part One
  • Mom & Dad
  • On the Ranch
  • Welcome to North Central Texas
  • Birth of a Storyteller
  • College Days
  • Rice Again
  • Introducing the 1960s
  • Hud
  • The Sorrows of Sex
  • Visitors
  • A New Love
  • The Last Picture Show: The Novel
  • The Director
  • The Last Picture Show: The Movie
  • The Scandal of Success
  • The Making of Lonesome Dove, Part Two
  • Steve Friedman Tries Again
  • Two Texas Writers
  • Friends and Films
  • The Making of Lonesome Dove, Part Three
  • Fame and Its Discontents
  • The Bookstore on the Plains
  • Mom
  • Brokeback Begins
  • Making Brokeback
  • Last Chapters

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