''The Wandering Hill'' is a novel by
Larry McMurtry
Larry Jeff McMurtry (June 3, 1936March 25, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas. . It is the second, both in chronological and publishing order, of ''
The Berrybender Narratives
''The Berrybender Narratives'' is a series of novels written by Larry McMurtry. It tells the story of an ill-fated hunting expedition lasting several years and covering much of the early American West. As with much of McMurtry's Western fiction, ...
''. Set in the year 1833, it recounts the Berrybenders' journey up the Yellowstone River into the Rocky Mountains.
The title refers to a sinister-looking movable hill in Native American legend. The hill is said to appear at scenes of great tragedy, and is meant to symbolize the ill-conceived and ominous choices the Berrybenders are beginning to make.
2003 American novels
Western (genre) novels
Novels by Larry McMurtry
Fiction set in 1833
Novels set in the 1830s
Northwestern United States in fiction
The Berrybender Narratives
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