Ol' Max Evans
(The First Thousand Years)
(The First Thousand Years)
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Ol’ Max 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. During these years of havoc and hijinks, Max has remained true to his many best friends, and to his writing. From The Rounders, which brought him fame, money, and his first movie deal, to Madam Millie, his biography of a celebrated New Mexico madam, Max's work has paralleled his own life. In Ol' Max 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. Life, says Max, is both ridiculous and fun. John Milton, in the South Dakota Quarterly, said that Max had spent a long life charging windmills with a broken lance, riding a three-legged horse.
". . . an entertaining book, indeed."
-The Santa Fe New Mexican
". . . journalist Slim Randles offers up Max's vibrant tales. . . the book is full of life as it tells the adventures of Ol' Max Evans."
-The Union County Leader, Clayton, NM
"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."
-Publishers Weekly
"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!"-Enchantment NM
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Ol’ Max 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. During these years of havoc and hijinks, Max has remained true to his many best friends, and to his writing. From The Rounders, which brought him fame, money, and his first movie deal, to Madam Millie, his biography of a celebrated New Mexico madam, Max's work has paralleled his own life. In Ol' Max 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. Life, says Max, is both ridiculous and fun. John Milton, in the South Dakota Quarterly, said that Max had spent a long life charging windmills with a broken lance, riding a three-legged horse.
". . . an entertaining book, indeed."
". . . 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 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!"
*A $6.50 charge will be added for USPS Priority Mail and Delivery Confirmation charges.
