Thalia, Texas Series by Larry McMurtry

3.98 · 58 ratings
  • Horseman, Pass By (Thalia, Texas #1)
    #1

    Horseman, Pass By (Thalia, Texas #1)

    Larry McMurtry

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 1961

    From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lonesome Dove comes the novel that became the basis for the film Hud, starring Paul Newman. In classic Western style Larry McMurtry illustrates the timeless conflict between the modernity and the Old West through the eyes of Texas cattlemen.Horseman, Pass By tells the story of Homer Bannon, an old-time cattleman who epitomizes the frontier values of honesty and decency, and Hud, his unscrupulous stepson... more

  • Leaving Cheyenne (Thalia, Texas #2)
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    Leaving Cheyenne (Thalia, Texas #2)

    Larry McMurtry

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 1962

    From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry comes the second novel about love and loss on the great plains of Texas. From 1920’s ranching to range cowboys and WWII grief, McMurtry is the undisputed father of the Western literary epic... more

  • The Last Picture Show (Thalia, Texas #3)
    #3

    The Last Picture Show (Thalia, Texas #3)

    Larry McMurtry

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 1966

    This is one of McMurtry's most memorable novels - the basis for the film of the same name. Set in a small, dusty Texas town, it introduces Jacy, Duane and Sonny, teenagers stumbling towards adulthood, discovering the beguiling mysteries of sex and the even more baffling mysteries of love.

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