McMurtry, Larry

Telegraph days : a novel by Larry McMurtry( Book )
43 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,034 libraries worldwide
Recounts myths of the closing decades of the western frontier viewed through the eyes of Nellie Courtright and her brother Jackson, orphans that make good in the town of Rita Blanca in what would become the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Boone's Lick : a novel by Larry McMurtry( Book )
29 editions published between 2000 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,010 libraries worldwide
"The novel follows the Cecil family's arduous journey by riverboat and wagon from Boone's Lick, Missouri, to Fort Phil Kearny in Wyoming. Fifteen-year-old Shay narrates, describing the journey that begins when his Ma, Mary Margaret, decides to hunt down her elusive husband, Dick, to tell him she's leaving him. Without knowing precisely where he is, they set out across the plains in search of him, encountering grizzly bears, stormy weather, and hostile Indians as they go. With them are Shay's siblings, G.T., Neva, and baby Marcy; Shay's uncle, Seth; his Granpa Crackenthorpe; and Mary Margaret's beautiful half-sister, Rose. During their journey they pick up a barefooted priest named Father Villy, and a Snake Indian named Charlie Seven Days, and persuade them to join in their travels." "At the heart of the novel, and the adventure, is Mary Margaret, whom we first meet shooting a sheriff's horse out from underneath him in order to feed her family."--BOOK JACKET.

Crazy Horse by Larry McMurtry( Book )
33 editions published between 1998 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 3,008 libraries worldwide
Strips away the tall tales of legend to reveal the essence of Crazy Horse, profiling him as a brilliant and ascetic warrior-hero whose life exemplified Native American tragedy and the end of the untamed West. Legends cloud the life of Crazy Horse, a seminal figure of American history but an enigma even to his own people in his own day. Yet his story remains an encapsulation of the Native American tragedy and the death of the untamed West. Crazy Horse strips away the tall tales to reveal the essence of this brilliant, ascetic warrior-hero. Larry McMurtry's vivid, carefully considered, succinct biography will lure not only his own fans but history buffs, Western enthusiasts, students of all things Native American, and anyone concerned with the white man's atonement and restitution to native peoples. In a portrait that only he could render, Larry McMurtry captures the poignant passing of a time and offers a vibrant new understanding of the mythic Crazy Horse and what he stood for.

Loop group by Larry McMurtry( Book )
35 editions published between 2004 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,912 libraries worldwide
Anticipating the onset of her later years, Maggie leaves behind her manipulative daughters and psychoanalyst lover to accompany her best friend, Connie, for one final fling, but a series of misadventures prompts their desperate, gun-toting journey to a Texas ranch.

The wandering hill : a novel by Larry McMurtry( Book )
40 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,842 libraries worldwide
Continuing up the Missouri River with her wealthy English clan, Tasmin Berrybender, on the verge of motherhood and living with elusive Native American Jim Snow, witnesses her father's deterioration in the wake of her family's rise in power.

The last picture show by Larry McMurtry( Book )
109 editions published between 1966 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 2,835 libraries worldwide
The youth of a small town in mid-twentieth-century Texas search for ways to escape boredom and experience life and love.

By sorrow's river : a novel by Larry McMurtry( Book )
31 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,697 libraries worldwide
Raising her young son, Monty, Tasmin Berrybender hopes to turn him into an English gentleman despite his life on the trail toward Santa Fe, an endeavor that is compromised by painful occurrences in the lives of Tasmin's husband and father.

Zeke and Ned : a novel by Larry McMurtry( Book )
35 editions published between 1979 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,695 libraries worldwide
A case of adultery spirals into racial violence in 1870s Oklahoma Territory. The story begins when a white man seeks justice because a halfbreed is sleeping with his wife. There is a shootout, the races take side and blood flows.

Folly and glory : a novel by Larry McMurtry( Book )
37 editions published between 2004 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,646 libraries worldwide
Tasmin and her family find themselves under arrest in Mexican Santa Fe, from which they are led on the terrifying "Dead Man's Walk" to Vera Cruz, while Jim Snow, accompanied by Kit Carson, journeys to New Orleans.

Terms of endearment : a novel by Larry McMurtry( Book )
75 editions published between 1975 and 2005 in 15 languages and held by 2,551 libraries worldwide
A portrait of an outrageous woman whose zest for life and need to control impose themselves on her grown daughter, her suitors, and almost everybody else.