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Leaving Cheyenne by Larry McMurtry is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Leaving Cheyenne about?

<p>My foot's in the stirrup,</p> <p>My pony won't stand;</p> <p>Goodbye, old partner,</p> <p>I'm leaving Cheyenne.</p> <p>— Old cowboy song</p> <p><i>Leaving Cheyenne</i>, Larry McMurtry's second novel, traces the loves 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.</p> <p>Set in the west Texas country McMurtry has immortalized, "Leaving Cheyenne" is the story of the 40-year friendship between two men and a woman. </p>

Who reads Leaving Cheyenne?

Author

Larry McMurtry

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Published

1962

Language

EN

ISBN

9780671753801

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Western, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.95 / 5 (1,521 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14