Uncovering the Untold Mysteries Behind Larry McMurtry’s Legendary Life in ‘Western Star’
I suspect that McMurtry’s gift for gossip is one of the things David Streitfeld liked about him, too. The two men were friends, bonded through their mutual love of books among other things, and Streitfeld approaches his story of McMurtry like a friend who knows something about his subject from the man himself. When he can, Streitfeld separates the tall tales, unfounded rumors, and exaggerations from the actual truth, fact-checking and comparing the official versions (often McMurtry’s version) to the verifiable facts.
