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Title	:	The Berrybender Narratives (The Berrybender Narratives #1-4)
Author	:	Larry McMurtry
Book Format	:	ebook
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 930 pages
Published	:	June 1st 2010 by Simon & Schuster (first published May 29th 2010)
Categories	:	Westerns. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction

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Larry McMurtry's major four-volume series follows the Berrybender family—aristocratic, English, and fiercely out of place—on their journey to see the American West as it begins to open up.

Sin Killer

It is 1830, the dawn of a new era in America's growth, when Lord and Lady Berrybender embark on a journey up the Missouri River to explore the frontier and to broaden the horizons of their children: Tasmin, a budding young woman of grit, beauty, and determination, her vivacious and difficult sister, and her brother. As they journey by rough stages up the Missouri, they meet with all the dangers, difficulties, beauties, and temptations of the untamed West. For Tasmin, these temptations include Jim Snow, a frontiersman, ferocious Indian fighter, and part-time preacher known up and down the Missouri as "the Sin Killer."

The Wandering Hill

Abandoning their luxurious steamer, which is stuck in the ice near the Knife River, the Berrybenders make their way overland to the confluence of the Missouri and the Yellowstone rivers to spend the winter in conditions of siege at the trading post of Pierre Boisdeffre. By now, Tasmin is a married woman, or as good as, living with the elusive young mountain man Jim Snow, pregnant with his child and about to discover that he has secrets he hasn't told her. For his part, Jim is about to discover that in taking the outspoken, tough-minded, stubbornly practical young aristocratic woman into his teepee he has bitten off more than he can chew...

By Sorrow's River

The Berrybender party once again takes to the trail, across the endless Great Plains of the West towards Santa Fe, where they intend—those who are lucky enough to survive the journey—to spend the winter. Along the way, they meet up with a varied cast of characters from the history of the West—Kit Carson, the famous scout; Le Partezon, the fearsome Sioux war chief; two aristocratic Frenchmen whose eccentric aim is to cross the Great Plains by hot air balloon; a band of raiding Pawnee; and many other astonishing characters who prove once again that the rolling, grassy plains are not, in fact, nearly as empty of life as they look.

Folly and Glory

Under irksome, though comfortable, arrest with her family in Mexican Santa Fe, Tasmin Berrybender—who would once have followed Jim Snow anywhere—is no longer even sure she likes him, or knows where to go to next. Neither does anyone else—even Captain Clark, of Lewis & Clark fame, is puzzled by the great changes sweeping over the West, replacing red men and buffalo with towns and farms. As the Berrybenders embark on a desperate journey to New Orleans—starving, dying of thirst, and in constant, bloody battle, with slavers pursuing them—both Jim Snow and Tasmin find themselves forced to choose among conflicting loves, and finally decide where their futures lie.

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ISBN:	1451611781 (ISBN13: 9781451611786)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Berrybender Narratives #1-4

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Sorry when the Series came to a conclusion!!

This is a highly entertaining book. This is the story of a wealthy English family who travel with their parents up into the heart of the American wilderness on a steamship. At least, that's how it begins. The cast of characters is varied and interesting. It provides an fresh look at the brutal nature of life in the American West just at the cusp of being tamed. Warning- there is a lot of "fornincatin'" but it certainly isn't graphic.

Absolutely loved it. McMurtry is a master at pulling humanity and history into a an engaging series of tales based in the old west.

BerrybenderAs all of Larry mcmurtry's books it was well written. It was sad heartwarming and down to earth. I have read several of his books and like the wedges best.

This was my first time reading Larry McMurtry and I enjoyed it very much. He is an excellent storyteller, and you get wrapped up into the lives of the characters very quickly. The story is intriguing and the charters are engaging, although I felt the Berrybender family is closer to a parody of 19th century British aristocrats then they are to reality. The book series started out great but ended with a whimper. The last segment of the series (Folly and Gory) felt rushed, over edited, as if the

Even better than Lonesome Dove.The idea of a series about a handful of people facing the sometimes fierce and violent challenges of traveling cross-country in pioneer days wouldn't normally appeal to me all. But I love Larry McMurtry, and at the time, needed something so absorbing that I could completely forget about my own state and circumstance. This series did not disappoint.The characters are realistic, so they're flawed but sometimes awe inspiring. The journey, which is central to the plot

great book series.. heros, villans struggles in the west with a richenglish family starting on a River Boat with servants.. and heroine is amazing along with all the characters.McMurtry is always worth reading including the none westerns..