Western Star: The Life and Legends of Larry McMurtryBy his longtime friend and a Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist, the definitive biography of Larry McMurtry, the legendary author and screenwriter of Lonesome Dove, The Last Picture Show, and Brokeback Mountain, who transformed our vision of the West. Before Larry McMurtry became one of the most celebrated writers of the twentieth century, he worked on his familys ranch in rural Texas. He spent his days on horseback and his nights listening to vivid