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McMurtry, Larry
Overview
| Works: | 418
works in
1,780
publications in
27
languages and
179,974
library holdings
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| Genres: | Western stories
Domestic fiction
Bildungsromans
Historical fiction
Adventure fiction
Love stories
Biographical fiction
Humorous fiction
Road fiction
Radio and television novels
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| Subject Headings: | Authors, American--20th century
Screenwriters--United States
Novelists, American--20th century
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| Roles: | Author of screenplay, Scenarist, Bibliographic antecedent, Producer, Author of introduction, Collaborator |
| Classifications: | ps3563.a319,
813.54 |
Most widely held works about
Larry McMurtry
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Most widely held works by
Larry McMurtry
Lonesome Dove : a novel by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
71
editions published
between
1985
and
2010
in
13
languages
and held by
4,571
libraries
worldwide
A love story and an epic of the frontier, Lonesome Dove is the grandest novel ever written about the last, defiant wilderness of America. Richly authentic, beautifully written, Lonesome Dove is a book to make readers laugh, weep, dream and remember. Now a blockbuster television event.
Streets of Laredo : a novel by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
43
editions published
between
1993
and
2008
in
3
languages
and held by
3,599
libraries
worldwide
Pits legendary Texas Ranger Woodrow Call against his deadliest adversary ever.
Buffalo girls : a novel by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
44
editions published
between
1990
and
2009
in
8
languages
and held by
3,441
libraries
worldwide
Living quietly in her friend Dora's Miles City whorehouse, Calamity Jane is plunged back into one final, bittersweet adventure by the arrival of her old friend and rival, Buffalo Bill Cody.
Dead man's walk : a novel by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
32
editions published
between
1995
and
2009
in
3
languages
and held by
3,328
libraries
worldwide
The adventures of two youthful Rangers in the days of the Texas Republic. They battle heat, thirst, bandits, Indians and the Mexican Army to emerge mature men. By the author of Lonesome Dove.
Anything for Billy by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
37
editions published
between
1988
and
2001
in
6
languages
and held by
3,315
libraries
worldwide
Recreates the colorful life of the legendary outlaw Billy the Kid, a gunslinger neither as ferocious nor as purposeful as legend has him to be.
Comanche moon : a novel by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
35
editions published
between
1985
and
2009
in
English
and held by
3,253
libraries
worldwide
Two Texas Rangers fight Indians and bandits while trying to sort affairs with their women. One is Gus McCrae, a hard-drinking womanizer jilted by his love, the other is sober Woodrow Call, father of a boy by a prostitute. By the author of Lonesome Dove.
Texasville : a novel by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
41
editions published
between
1987
and
1999
in
8
languages
and held by
3,248
libraries
worldwide
Jacy, the high school beauty, returns to Thalia from a career as a Hollywood star and changes the lives of her fellow townspeople.
Some can whistle : a novel by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
24
editions published
between
1989
and
2004
in
5
languages
and held by
3,172
libraries
worldwide
Danny Deck, a middle-aged Texas writer, finds his peaceful life overturned by the arrival of T.R., the daughter he has never seen, her two children, and her two lovers--Muddy, a failed cat burglar, and Earl Dee, a dangerous psychopath.
The evening star : a novel by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
42
editions published
between
1992
and
2009
in
5
languages
and held by
3,103
libraries
worldwide
Aurora Greenway must come to grips with old age while those around her try to cope with their own problems, including an unwanted pregnancy and time spent in prison.
Crazy Horse by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
29
editions published
between
1998
and
2005
in
4
languages
and held by
2,888
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.
Sin killer by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
27
editions published
between
2002
and
2009
in
English
and held by
2,840
libraries
worldwide
"It is 1830, and the Berrybender family, rich, aristocratic, English, and fiercely out of place, is on its way up the Missouri River to see the American West as it begins to open up." "Accompanied by a large and varied collection of retainers, Lord and Lady Berrybender have abandoned their palatial home in England to explore the frontier and to broaden the horizons of their children, who include Tasmin, a budding young woman of grit, beauty, and determination, her vivacious and difficult sister, and her brother."--BOOK JACKET.
Telegraph days : a novel by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
29
editions published
between
2006
and
2009
in
English
and held by
2,805
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
)
24
editions published
between
2000
and
2008
in
English
and held by
2,802
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.
Loop group by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
21
editions published
between
2004
and
2008
in
English
and held by
2,748
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 last picture show by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
100
editions published
between
1966
and
2011
in
9
languages
and held by
2,721
libraries
worldwide
The youth of a small town in mid-twentieth-century Texas search for ways to escape boredom and experience life and love.
The wandering hill : a novel by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
27
editions published
between
2002
and
2009
in
English
and held by
2,621
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.
Zeke and Ned : a novel by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
29
editions published
between
1996
and
2009
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
2,560
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.
By sorrow's river : a novel by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
21
editions published
between
2003
and
2009
in
English
and held by
2,496
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.
Terms of endearment by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
76
editions published
between
1975
and
2009
in
16
languages
and held by
2,470
libraries
worldwide
A mother and daughter find courage and humor to live through life's troubles.
Folly and glory : a novel by Larry McMurtry (
Book
)
25
editions published
between
2004
and
2009
in
English
and held by
2,436
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.
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Alternative Names
Makmertri, Larri
Makmurtri, Lėrri
מקמרטרי, לארי
מקמרטרי, לארי
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