Sacagawea's Nickname

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Sacagawea's Nickname: Essays on the American West is a collection of essays by the American writer Larry McMurtry. It was published in 2001 by New York Review Books, and consists chiefly of articles, book reviews and also some interesting tidbits about the young woman that had appeared in the publishing house's affiliated magazine The New York Review of Books (NYRB) between 1997 and 2001. The book was generally well received by reviewers.

McMurtry dedicated the book to Barbara Epstein, editor of the NYRB.

The West Without Chili
Inventing the West
Chopping Down the Sacred Tree
A Heroine of the Prairies
Zuni
Cookie Pioneers
Powell of the Colorado
Pulpmaster
Janet Lewis
The American Epic
Sacagawea's Nickname
Old Misery

Reception

Kirkus Reviews wrote critically that the essays at times had an "ephemeral, dashed-off feel", but that fans of McMurty would enjoy them.{{cite web |title=SACAGAWEA’S NICKNAME {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/larry-mcmurtry/sacagaweas-nickname/ |website=Kirkus Reviews |access-date=22 November 2024 |language=en |date=1 September 2001}} Publishers Weekly gave a starred review, calling the essays "brilliant", and concluded "this collection is a fine performance from a man who, excepting perhaps Cormac McCarthy, is our most talented and important chronicler of the West."{{cite web |title=SACAGAWEA'S NICKNAME: Essays on the American West by Larry McMurtry, L. McMurtry |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780940322929 |website=Publishers Weekly |access-date=22 November 2024 |date=22 October 2001}}

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Category:2001 non-fiction books

Category:American essay collections

Category:Books by Larry McMurtry

Category:History books about the American Old West

Category:Sacagawea

Category:Books of literary criticism

Sacagawea's Nickname

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