Texas literary outlaws six writers in the sixties and beyond Davis, Steven L. 1963- creator author text bibliography biography Local author. Criticism, interpretation, etc. txu 2004 monographic eng print xi, 511 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm 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. Coming of age in Texas. A rebel in West Texas ; A Texas oasis ; The gay place ; Fort Worth's new journalism ; The Texas beats ; Big D meets the Flying Punzars ; A gathering force ; A long way from Beaumont ; Dallas, 1963 -- Too much ain't enough. A new beginning ; The doors of perception ; Literary Comanches ; These happy occasions ; The one-eyed man ; Cowboys and Indians ; Harper's on the rise ; Obscure famous Arthurs ; Absurdism in the Southwest ; Busted in the oasis ; Harvard's "white racist" ; Land of the permanent wave ; Mad Dog, Texas ; King's Road ; Outlaws ; Hack observations and literary feuds ; Redneck hippies ; Strange peaches ; Semi-tough -- Texas ... chic? A new view of Texas ; The cowboy professor ; Live music capital ; North Dallas forty ; The regenerator erection laboratory ; Challenging Texas ; Changes at Sports illustrated ; Texas' gonzo journalist ; Texas brain fry ; LBJ, speed, and paranoia ; Hollywood vs. Sports illustrated ; Whorehouse ; A fraction of his talent ; Measures of success ; Hitting the wall ; A recovery ; "Ever a bridegroom" ; Third coast ; Faces in the fire -- How time slips away. Jenkins ; King ; Cartwright ; Shrake ; "Doing indefinable services to mankind." Steven L. Davis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 492-501) and index. n-us-tx 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 King, Larry L 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 fast PS266.T4 D38 2004 810.9/9764/09046 Texas literary outlaws Davis, Steven L. Fort Worth, Tex. : TCU Press, ©2004 (OCoLC)607256927 0875652859 9780875652856 2003018984 https://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip048/2003018984.html http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0e4j4-aa https://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip048/2003018984.html http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0e4j4-aa TAG TAGC DLC 030827 20240807185049.1 in00004808906 eng