Telegraph Days
by Larry McMurtry
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Larry McMurtry, of LONESOME DOVE fame, delivers a rollicking and zesty Western filled with historical figures and larger-than-life romance and adventure. After their father's suicide, Nellie and Jackson Courtright make their way to the desolate town of Rita Blanca in the future Okalahoma panhandle. Jackson becomes sheriff and Nellie takes a position as town telegrapher. After Jackson guns down some bandits, the ever-resourceful Nellie prints up a best-selling pamphlet about the events. Soon enough, she's falling in love with Buffalo Bill, receiving a marriage proposal from an Earp brother, witnessing the shoot-out at the O.K. Corral--and generally romping through the iconic moments of Old West mythology.
Editions of Telegraph Days
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Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Pocket Books |
Date 2007 |
Price $1.00 |
 Very Good |
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Binding/Format Compact Disc |
Publisher Simon & Schuster |
Date 2010 |
Price None Available |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Compact Disc |
Publisher Simon & Schuster Audioworks |
Date 2006 |
Price $10.07 |
Used - Like New |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Simon & Schuster |
Date 2008 |
Price $1.00 |
New |
Publisher Notes
Orphaned by her father's suicide, Nellie and her brother, Jackson, take jobs in the western town of Rita Blanca, where deputy sheriff Jackson is forced to confront six gunfighter brothers and telegrapher Nellie pursues a romance with Buffalo Bill during the Battle of the O.K. Corral. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.
Media Reviews
"[R]eaders won't be able to help cracking a smile over McMurtry's 38th book, as purposely over-the-top as an episode of SOUTH PARK."
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