Stephen Harrigan

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Stephen Harrigan is the author of nine books, including the award-winning novels The Gates of the Alamo and Remember Ben Clayton. His most recent book is the forthcoming The Eye of the Mammoth, a career-spanning collection of his essays, many of which were written for Texas Monthly. He is also a screenwriter who has written many movies for television. 

Stories

Behind the Purple Page

Texas writers of historical romances spice up the old boy-
meets-girl plot with more than a pinch of passion.

By Stephen Harrigan
Jan 1981
Behind the Purple Page

Texas writers of historical romances spice up the old boy-
meets-girl plot with more than a pinch of passion.

By Stephen Harrigan
Jan 1981
High Gloss

Laura Furman handles The Glass House with a little too much care; Elmer Kelton’s novels take you way out West; a new filed guide digs into Texas’ past; Hearts will win yours.

By Stephen Harrigan
Dec 1980
Can the Boy Scouts Save America?

Perhaps. At least they’re on the right track and trying hard.

By Stephen Harrigan
Nov 1980
Measure For Measure

Three Texas poets word their way into print; two new novels trace the adventures of Neanderthals and knights-errant.

By Stephen Harrigan
Oct 1980
Twisting the Night Away

South Texas went into a frenzy preparing for Hurrican Allen, then the guest of honor never showed up.

By Stephen Harrigan
Oct 1980
Capote Changes Coler

In Music for Chameleons it’s hard to tell whether Truman Capote is telling the whole truth or nothing at all of the truth; Conspiracy ferrets out much of the truth about John F. Kennedy’s murder.

By Stephen Harrigan
Sep 1980
The Crime and the Pity

Michael Mewshaw reopens the case of a boyhood friend who murdered his parents’ Rober Shattuck reexamines the story of the Wild Boy.

By Stephen Harrigan
Aug 1980
The Secret Life of the Beach

Along the silent, lovely beach, tiny armies fight in the tide, fierce battles rage in the sky, and nocturnal marauders slither across the sand.

By Stephen Harrigan
Aug 1980
Lawn Boy

Here’s how to achieve inner peace, perfect serenity, spiritual calm, and a nice, neat lawn.

By Stephen Harrigan
Jun 1980
Lawn Boy

Here’s how to achieve inner peace, perfect serenity, spiritual calm, and a nice, neat lawn.

By Stephen Harrigan
Jun 1980
Angle of Reflection

Wallace Stegner’s love of the West and respect for its history make his works as distinctive as the region that inspired them.

By Stephen Harrigan
May 1980
Angle of Reflection

Wallace Stegner’s love of the West and respect for its history make his works as distinctive as the region that inspired them.

By Stephen Harrigan
May 1980
Gonna Take a Sedimentary Journey

Roadside Geology of Texas makes traveling a rocky road fun. In the Shining Mountains finds nature tarnished, but The Spawning Run shows it unspoiled.

By Stephen Harrigan
Apr 1980
On the Edge of Texas

For hundreds of years man—from the Comanche to the backpacker—has tried to conquer Big Bend. Still, it remains wild, stark, and pristine.

By Stephen Harrigan
Apr 1980

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