Ol' Max Evans: The First Thousand Years

by Slim Randles

Overview

Ol' Max Evans 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 truly lived many lifetimes. Peppered through all this mayhem were stints as a gold smuggler, a mining company executive, an artist in Taos, a professional calf roper, a movie producer, and a legendary partygoer.

In Ol' Max Evans 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 dates back to the year he spent with his Cherokee grandmother as a boy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826365033
Publisher:	University of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	04/01/2023
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Slim Randles is a former cowboy, mule packer, and hunting guide. He divides his time between Albuquerque and Belen in New Mexico.

Editorial Reviews

." . . journalist Slim Randles offers up Max's vibrant tales. . . the book is full of life as it tells the adventures of "Ol' Max Evans,"

"Ol' Max Evans," . . is devoted to an unconventional literary figure from the West who was also a gold smuggler, mining company executive, artist in Taos, professional calf roper, movie producer and legendary partygoer."

"Ol' Max Evans". . . is devoted to an unconventional literary figure from the West who was also a gold smuggler, mining company executive, artist in Taos, professional calf roper, movie producer and legendary partygoer."

"Author Slim Randles skillfully pulls together boxes of notes and over a hundred hours of taped interviews with Ol' Max and his contemporaries to create a rollicking biography of the raconteur, the first of its kind and long overdue. If you have read his more than two dozen books, you would know his autobiography. "Ol' Max Evans" is like reading all his books but with the real names and places."

"Max could find humor in a boil on the end of his nose. . . If you don't read "Ol' Max" and love it, you have no fun in your soul."

"Ol' Max Evans." . . is devoted to an unconventional literary figure from the West who was also a gold smuggler, mining company executive, artist in Taos, professional calf roper, movie producer and legendary partygoer."

"Ol' Max" is a down-to-earth biography, filled with first-hand accounts and quotations from Max, his family and friends. It tells the story and adventures of a professional calf roper, a Hollywood producer, a successful Taos artist and an acclaimed writer: all named Max Evans!"

"This book reinforces Evans' image as a freewheeling westerner who acts impulsively and spontaneously. His choices haven't always been wise, but they're never boring. . . a celebration of a treasured New Mexico personality and his remarkable career."

"This is a biography of a living legend here in New Mexico. . . And Randles' prose has the salt required to describe a man like Max Evans."

"Max Evans is one of these guys you can take anywhere . . . and still be ashamed of him."

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