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Set against the backdrop of the late nineteenth‑century frontier, *Folly and Glory* follows the struggles of Tasmin Berrybender and her family as they wrestle with exile, identity, and the forces that shape a newly emerging American society. The narrative weaves themes of immigration, gender, and cultural conflict, examining how personal loyalties and wider historical currents intersect in the lives of a British‑American family on the cusp of change.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Western Fiction/Historical Western
Authors: Larry McMurtry
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