All the Pretty Horses
The story of John Grady Cole, who at 16 finds himself at the dying end of a long line of Texas ranchers, cut off from the only life he has ever imagined for himself. He escapes to Mexico with friends, but what begins as a comic adventure, leads to a place where dreams are paid for in blood.
The story of John Grady Cole, who at 16 finds himself at the dying end of a long line of Texas ranchers, cut off from the only life he has ever imagined for himself. He escapes to Mexico with friends, but what begins as a comic adventure, leads to a place where dreams are paid for in blood.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780001048256 (0001048252)
Publish date: August 22nd 1994
Publisher: HarperCollins
Edition language: English
Series: The Border Trilogy -3 (#1)
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