How the West Won
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Western Star: The Life and Legends of Larry McMurtry by David Streitfeld; Mariner Books, 464 pp., $35
Although he grew up in a household devoid of books, in a town that lacked a library, Larry McMurtry ended up with a personal collection of 28,000 volumes. Like fellow novelists Louise Erdrich, Ann Patchett, and Emma Straub, he also sold books, and by the time of his death at 84 in 2021, he had filled four buildings in his hometown of Archer City, Texas, with an inventory of more than 400,000 vol
Although he grew up in a household devoid of books, in a town that lacked a library, Larry McMurtry ended up with a personal collection of 28,000 volumes. Like fellow novelists Louise Erdrich, Ann Patchett, and Emma Straub, he also sold books, and by the time of his death at 84 in 2021, he had filled four buildings in his hometown of Archer City, Texas, with an inventory of more than 400,000 vol
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