Word: legendizes
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...ease. There are no seams between the ambling lies of the 19th century frontier yarn spinner (his literary heritage) and the slick ambiguities of the 20th century novelist. When the tall tales have room to unwind to the horizon, as they do in Lonesome Dove (1985), McMurtry's haunting legend of the last cattle drives, the result is extraordinary. This sort of storytelling works best with a lot of action, however, and the new novel describes a man becalmed...
...During Pete Rose's magical summer of 1978, when he tied Wee Willie Keeler's National League mark of hitting safely in 44 consecutive game, the Cincinnati legend failed to collect a hit against the Braves in game 45. How did Rose make his final out and which pitcher denied him a place in the record book on that final plate appearance...
...next February and turn over power to an elected President who will share power with a Prime Minister. Both will be answerable to a 97-member legislature. Governing under such a system will no doubt be difficult. But most Haitians agree it is essential in a country where the legend of the Duvaliers is more terrifying than the spirits of the dead...
...most unusual individual," is how his tutor describes Johnson, whose number one ranking in organic chemistry has made a legend in the department. When not looting and pillaging, Johnson enjoys sweeping his arms and declaring, "All this is mine...
...very least, I wanted people to footnote the fact in speech, to remind themselves and their listeners of its origin. Realizing the impossibility of this, I am content merely with restating my legend. I promise to say no more on the subject...