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Summary
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My foot's in the stirrup,
My pony won't stand;
Goodbye, old partner,
I'm leaving Cheyenee.
--Old Cowboy Song
Leaving Cheyenne, McMurtry's second novel, traces the lives of three West Texas characters as they follow that sundown trail: Gideon Fry, the serious rancher; Johnny McCloud, the free-spirited cowhand; and Molly Taylor, the sensitive woman they both love and who bears them each a son. Tragic circumstances mark the trail but McMurtry's style never turns melodramatic or sentimental.
Original title: Leaving Cheyenne
Original languages:
English
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Genre: Fiction→ Western→ The West Still Lives
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