Leaving Cheyenne Summary
Larry McMurtry

Leaving Cheyenne Summary

"Leaving Cheyenne" by Larry McMurtry is the story of three life-long friends who lived in a rural farming and ranching community in northern Texas. The story begins in the 1920s and concludes some forty years later. Gid Fry is a young cowboy wannabe who begrudgingly works for his father, Adam Fry, on the family's large ranch. They raise cattle and other livestock and raise crops. Adam is a dominant figure in...

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