{"product_id":"ol-max-evans-the-first-thousand-years-9780826335890","title":"Ol' Max Evans: The First Thousand Years","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOl' Max Evans\u003c\/i\u003e is a rollicking tale of a powerful, if unconventional, literary figure. From his childhood in West Texas to his adolescence as a cowboy in northeastern New Mexico, from D-Day in World War II to the wild world of Hollywood, Max Evans has truly lived many lifetimes. Peppered through all this mayhem were stints as a gold smuggler, mining company executive, artist in Taos, professional calf roper, movie producer, and legendary partygoer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring these years of havoc and hijinks, Max has remained true to his many best friends, and to his writing. From \u003ci\u003eThe Rounders, \u003c\/i\u003e which brought him fame, money, and his first movie deal, to \u003ci\u003eMadam Millie, \u003c\/i\u003e his biography of a celebrated New Mexico madam, Max's work has paralleled his own life. In \u003ci\u003eOl' Max\u003c\/i\u003e we witness his friendships, the wild horses, the bar brawls, the discovery of his place in literature, the laughter, and a mystical world of shadows and mystery, which date back to the year he spent with his Cherokee grandmother as a boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife, says Max, is both ridiculous and fun. John Milton, in the \u003ci\u003eSouth Dakota Quarterly, \u003c\/i\u003e said that Max had spent a long life charging windmills with a broken lance, riding a three-legged horse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eI think  Max is] one of the greatest writers alive. We got to be friends and I felt like the guys who got to sit around and drink ale with Shakespeare.--Robert J. Conley, novelist and historian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax Evans is one of these guys you can take anywhere . . . and still be ashamed of him.--Charles Champlin, Entertainment Arts editor emeritus, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Slim Randles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of New Mexico Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.18w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826335890\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRandles, Slim:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Slim Randles is a former cowboy, mule packer, and hunting guide. He divides his time between Albuquerque and Belen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of New Mexico Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40201481945203,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_854b3bb0-3989-4aa4-8186-56f21505c381.jpg?v=1656166217","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/ol-max-evans-the-first-thousand-years-9780826335890","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}