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First publish date: 1978
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Larry McMurtry
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Larry McMurtry recounts his lifelong love of books, from a childhood in a largely "bookless" Texas town to his career as a pioneering book collector and dealer in Georgetown, Houston, and Archer City.

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A sweeping western tale of a young woman's journey through shifting frontiers, marked by family intrigue, cross‑cultural encounters, and the relentless pull of the American West.

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