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Texas literary outlaws : six writers in the sixties and beyond /

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Davis makes extensive use of untapped literary archives to weave a fascinating portrait of six Texas writers, calling themselves the Mad Dogs, who came of age during a period of rapid social change: Bud Shrake, Larry L. King, Billy Lee Brammer, Gary Cartwright, Dan Jenkins, and Peter Gent.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Steven L., 1963- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Fort Worth, Tex. : TCU Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Cartwright, Gary, > 1934-2017.
Brammer, Billy Lee.
King, Larry L.
Shrake, Edwin.
Jenkins, Dan.
Gent, Peter.
Brammer, Billy Lee
Cartwright, Gary, > 1934-2017
Gent, Peter
Jenkins, Dan
Shrake, Edwin
American literature > Texas > History and criticism.
Authors, American > Homes and haunts > Texas.
Texas > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Texas > In literature.
Écrivains américains > Résidences et lieux familiers > Texas.
Texas > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
Texas > Dans la littérature.
American literature
Authors, American > Homes and haunts
Intellectual life
Literature
Texas
1900-1999
Local author.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Table of contents
Book review (H-Net)
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Summary:Davis makes extensive use of untapped literary archives to weave a fascinating portrait of six Texas writers, calling themselves the Mad Dogs, who came of age during a period of rapid social change: Bud Shrake, Larry L. King, Billy Lee Brammer, Gary Cartwright, Dan Jenkins, and Peter Gent.
Physical Description:xi, 511 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 492-501) and index.
ISBN:0875652859
9780875652856