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It tells the story of an ill-fated hunting expedition lasting several years and covering much of the early American West. As with much of McMurtry's Western fiction, it weaves a tale of bloody adventure with a sort of ghastly dark humor. The four novels in the series, with publication dates, are: Sin Killer (2002) The Wandering Hill (2003)
Sin Killer is a 2002 historical novel by American writer Larry McMurtry. [1] [2] [3] It is the first, both in chronological and publishing order, of The Berrybender Narratives. Set in 1832, the book follows the adventures of a clan of eccentric British aristocrats and their retainers as they begin a hunting expedition up the Missouri River.
By Sorrow's River is a 2003 novel by American novelist Larry McMurtry.It is the third, both in chronological and publishing order, of The Berrybender Narratives.Set in the year 1833, it recounts the Berrybenders' journey south through the Great Plains to Bent's Fort on the Arkansas River.
Larry Jeff McMurtry (June 3, 1936 – March 25, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas. [1] His novels included Horseman, Pass By (1962), The Last Picture Show (1966), and Terms of Endearment (1975), which were adapted into films.
The Wandering Hill is a novel by Larry McMurtry published in 2003. It is the second, both in chronological and publishing order, of The Berrybender Narratives.Set in the year 1833, it recounts the Berrybenders' journey up the Yellowstone River into the Rocky Mountains.
: Massacres in the American West: 1846–1890 is a 2006 book by Larry McMurtry. [1] He later wrote "I became interested in hundred-victim massacres in the Old West and produced a study of them." [ 2 ]
Folly and Glory (2004) is a novel by Larry McMurtry. [1] [2] It is the fourth and last, both in chronological and publishing order, of The Berrybender Narratives.Set in the years 1835 and 1836, it completes the Berrybenders' North American adventure by sending them from Santa Fe to the disease-ridden and war-torn wilderness of New Mexico and Texas.
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