{"product_id":"western-star-the-life-and-legends-of-larry-mcmurtry","title":"Western Star: The Life and Legends of Larry McMurtry","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscover the life behind one of the most influential storytellers of the American West in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWestern Star\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a biography of Pulitzer Prize–winning author and screenwriter Larry McMurtry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaised on his family’s ranch in rural Texas, McMurtry grew from a ranch kid surrounded by cowboy stories into the celebrated writer behind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLonesome Dove\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Last Picture Show\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and other enduring works. Over the course of his career, he published forty books, won the Pulitzer Prize for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLonesome Dove\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and earned an Academy Award for co-writing the screenplay adaptation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and longtime McMurtry friend David Streitfeld, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWestern Star\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e draws on archival research and interviews to explore the complicated man behind the stories. The biography follows McMurtry’s connections to ranching, Texas, Hollywood, bookselling, and the writers, actors, and other notable figures who became part of his life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReaders will discover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMcMurtry’s upbringing on a rural Texas ranch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe story behind the writer of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLonesome Dove\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Last Picture Show\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis career as a novelist, screenwriter, and bookseller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis complicated relationship with cowboy mythology and the American West\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStories from his friendships and relationships in literary and Hollywood circles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA closer look at the life behind one of the West’s most recognized literary voices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor readers of Western literature, Texas history, and literary biography, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWestern Star\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers an in-depth look at Larry McMurtry and the experiences that shaped his life and work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMariner Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarch 24, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e464 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0063234882\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-0063234888\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.32 pounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 x 2 x 2.7 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43860575158335,"sku":"9780063234888","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8540\/9344\/files\/westernstar.jpg?v=1789146786","url":"https:\/\/teskeys.com\/products\/western-star-the-life-and-legends-of-larry-mcmurtry","provider":"Teskeys","version":"1.0","type":"link"}