Texas Matters: Larry McMurtry and the making of the modern Texas myth

from Texas Matters · host David Martin Davies

This week on "Texas Matters," the life and writing of Larry McMurtry and how he refined the myths of being a Texan. David Streitfeld has written a biography of Texas writer Larry McMurtry — “Western Star: The Life and Legends of Larry McMurtry.”

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