The Texas Moon, and Elsewhere
Throughout most of the twentieth century, two figures have epitomized Texas: the cowboy and the multimillionaire. The cowboy is gone, but the passionate intemperance of the six-gun days lives on. The rich man abounds, and his mythology, money—Big Money—is the only mythology left. One of the many fine young writers to come out of the state eulogizes “Texas Passing.”
Editor’s Note: Through Hud and the Last Picture Show, movies made from two of his books, Larry McMurtry has conveyed to millions here and abroad the Texas he grew up in. He now lives and writes near Washington, D.C.
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