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Informationen zum Autor Don Graham was J. Frank Dobie Regents Professor of American and English Literature at the University of Texas at Austin, where he taught the famous course "Life and Literature of the Southwest." Graham wrote extensively on Southwestern American literature, film, and history. His books include Cowboys and Cadillacs: How Hollywood Looks at Texas, No Name on the Bullet: A Biography of Audie Murphy, Kings of Texas: The 150-Year Saga of an American Ranching Empire, and State Fare: An Irreverent Guide to Texas Movies. Graham was also a past president of the Texas Institute of Letters and a writer-at-large for Texas Monthly. Klappentext Offering his signature take on Texas literary giants from J. Frank Dobie to Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy, and on films such as The Alamo, The Last Picture Show, and Brokeback Mountain, Don Graham demolishes the notion that "Texas culture" is a contr Zusammenfassung Offering his signature take on Texas literary giants from J. Frank Dobie to Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy, and on films such as The Alamo, The Last Picture Show, and Brokeback Mountain, Don Graham demolishes the notion that “Texas culture” is a contr Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Ayes of TexasI. Texas Lucas, Texas, Lucas, TexasOwens CountryWhite Like MeCotton TaleCatcher in the RawII. Culture Master ClassFallen HeroesThe PitsAccentuate the NegativeGiantThe Write BrothersExpatriate ActNation StateAll the Pretty CorpsesDear CormacIII. Discontents Wayne's WorldPicture PerfectDonnie Does DallasBrokeback Mountain in My Rearview MirrorBibliographyCredits
