Sacagawea's Nickname
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Sacagawea's Nickname: Essays on the American West is a collection of essays by the American writer Larry McMurtry
. It was published in 2001 by New York Review Books
, and consists chiefly of articles and book reviews that had appeared in the publishing house's affiliated magazine The New York Review of Books
between 1997 and 2001. The book was generally well-received by reviewers.
McMurtry dedicated the book to Barbara Epstein
, editor of the NYRB.
2. Inventing the West
3. Chopping Down the Sacred Tree
4. A Heroine of the Prairies
5. Zuni
6. Cookie Pioneers
7. Powell of the Colorado
8. Pulpmaster
9. Janet Lewis
10. The American Epic
11. Sacagawea's Nickname
12. Old Misery
Larry McMurtry
Larry Jeff McMurtry is an American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter whose work is predominantly set in either the old West or in contemporary Texas...
. It was published in 2001 by New York Review Books
New York Review Books
New York Review Books is the publishing house of The New York Review of Books. Its imprints are New York Review Books Classics, New York Review Books Collections, and The New York Review Children's Collection....
, and consists chiefly of articles and book reviews that had appeared in the publishing house's affiliated magazine The New York Review of Books
The New York Review of Books
The New York Review of Books is a fortnightly magazine with articles on literature, culture and current affairs. Published in New York City, it takes as its point of departure that the discussion of important books is itself an indispensable literary activity...
between 1997 and 2001. The book was generally well-received by reviewers.
McMurtry dedicated the book to Barbara Epstein
Barbara Epstein
Barbara Epstein was a literary editor and a founding co-editor of the New York Review of Books.Epstein, née Zimmerman, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, to a Jewish-American family, and graduated from Radcliffe College in 1949.Ms...
, editor of the NYRB.
Contents
1. The West Without Chili2. Inventing the West
3. Chopping Down the Sacred Tree
4. A Heroine of the Prairies
5. Zuni
6. Cookie Pioneers
7. Powell of the Colorado
8. Pulpmaster
9. Janet Lewis
10. The American Epic
11. Sacagawea's Nickname
12. Old Misery