Sacagawea's Nickname: Essays on the American West (Paperback) by Larry McMurtry

from nmele

This slim collection of essays, the majority of them inspired by books about the Old West, continues McMurtry's project, best known from his fiction, of examining the realities of the opening and settling of the West. Some very moving essays in here, especially the title piece which succeeds in r...

from kukulaj

This is my first McMurtry. Most of my reaction to the book is really a reaction to McMurtry. He is a delight to read! I will definitely delve further into his work. This book itself is a collection of reviews. I didn't see a list of sources in the edition I have... but it sure feels like these es...

from dougwood57

Sacagawea's Nickname is a splendid little volume consisting of twelve essays on the American West authored by Larry McMurtry and previously published in the New York Review of Books. McMurtry arranges each essay around one or more books so that each piece works as both a book review and explorati...

from dougwood57

Sacagawea's Nickname is a splendid little volume consisting of twelve essays on the American West authored by Larry McMurtry and previously published in the New York Review of Books. McMurtry arranges each essay around one or more books so that each piece works as both a book review and explorati...