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{{Infobox person
|name=Max E. Evans
(Prolific author of the American West)
| birth_date=August 29, 1924
| birth_place=Ropesville, Hockley County<br>[[Texas]], USA<br>
Resident of [[Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]]
| spouse=Patricia James Evans (married 1949)
| religion=[[Christian]]
| party=Unaffiliated voter}}
'''Max E. Evans'' (born August 29, 1924,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/max-evans/maxevans6193736td|title=Max Evans|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=June 4, 2020}}</ref> in Ropesville in Hockley County near Levelland, [[Texas]]) is the author of twenty-five books focusing on the [[United States|American]] West, specifically the states of Texas, [[New Mexico]], [[Colorado]], and [[Oklahoma]], which he calls the Hi-Lo country. A keen humorist, his books reveal colorful tales about nearly anything from [[horse]]s and [[coyote]]s to his artistic career and the inevitability of aging.<ref name=rosenbrook>{{cite web|url=https://www.americancowboy.com/people/home-max-evans|title=At Home with Max Evans - American Cowboy|publisherAmericancowboy.com|author=Stuart Rosenbrook|date=February 13, 2017|accessdate=June 4, 2020}}</ref>
Evans spent much of his growing up years in Lea County near Lovington, New Mexico. He was a cowboy by the age of fourteen in 1938 and received seventy-five cents per day. "I learned to admit when I made mistakes. ... I eventually worked up to what cowboys made—$30 a month."<ref name=rosenbrook/>
In 1949, he married the former Patricia "Pat" James; the couple lives in [[Albuquerque]], New Mexico.<ref name=imdb/>
In a 2013 interview, updated in 2017, Evans explained why a person’s first horse (His first horse was named "Cricket.") is unforgettable. He also addressed the importance of humor:
<blockquote>
'''That is when you become acquainted with a different world. You are out there alone, and responsibilities fall on you together. You share the same experiences. A kid becomes as close to his first horse as to his brother, sister, or folks. You can get to thinking that you have the same blood. Your first horse is like your buddy in war—you become dependent on him for life. Your first horse is the first most important relationship in your life.'''...<br>
'''Humor is survival. No phone, TV, radio, or mail. There’s nothing out there—just you, the animals, the rocks, nature, the work. What else is there? So you do your own plays, your own jokes, your own work. You have to have your own sense of humor about those rocks you get thrown into. You have to have humor to overcome blizzards, droughts, and heat. Humor becomes a natural part of life. Life is a tragic comedy; it starts that way and ends up that way.''''<ref name=rosenbrook/></blockquote>
==Book titles==
*''The King of Taos'' (2020)
*Madam Millie: Bordellos from Silver City to Ketchikan'' (2002)
*''For the Love of a Horse'' (2019)
*''Faraway Blue'' (2019)
*''The Rounders'' (2011)
*''Bluefeather Fellini'' (2011)
*''Super Bull and Other True Escapades'' (2015)
*''War and Music: A Medley of Love'' (2019)
*'''The White Shadow'' (2016)
*''The Hi-Lo Country'' (1998)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Max-Evans/e/B001HPWIX4%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share|title=Max Evans|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=June 4, 2020}}</ref>
Evans is also a film director known for ''The Wheel'' (1973), ''The Rounders'' (1965) starring Glenn Ford, and The Hi-Lo Country.<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263053/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|title=Max Evans - Biography|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=June 4, 2020}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:New Mexico]]
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|name=Max E. Evans
(Prolific author of the American West)
| birth_date=August 29, 1924
| birth_place=Ropesville, Hockley County<br>[[Texas]], USA<br>
Resident of [[Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]]
| spouse=Patricia James Evans (married 1949)
| religion=[[Christian]]
| party=Unaffiliated voter}}
'''Max E. Evans'' (born August 29, 1924,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/max-evans/maxevans6193736td|title=Max Evans|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=June 4, 2020}}</ref> in Ropesville in Hockley County near Levelland, [[Texas]]) is the author of twenty-five books focusing on the [[United States|American]] West, specifically the states of Texas, [[New Mexico]], [[Colorado]], and [[Oklahoma]], which he calls the Hi-Lo country. A keen humorist, his books reveal colorful tales about nearly anything from [[horse]]s and [[coyote]]s to his artistic career and the inevitability of aging.<ref name=rosenbrook>{{cite web|url=https://www.americancowboy.com/people/home-max-evans|title=At Home with Max Evans - American Cowboy|publisherAmericancowboy.com|author=Stuart Rosenbrook|date=February 13, 2017|accessdate=June 4, 2020}}</ref>
Evans spent much of his growing up years in Lea County near Lovington, New Mexico. He was a cowboy by the age of fourteen in 1938 and received seventy-five cents per day. "I learned to admit when I made mistakes. ... I eventually worked up to what cowboys made—$30 a month."<ref name=rosenbrook/>
In 1949, he married the former Patricia "Pat" James; the couple lives in [[Albuquerque]], New Mexico.<ref name=imdb/>
In a 2013 interview, updated in 2017, Evans explained why a person’s first horse (His first horse was named "Cricket.") is unforgettable. He also addressed the importance of humor:
<blockquote>
'''That is when you become acquainted with a different world. You are out there alone, and responsibilities fall on you together. You share the same experiences. A kid becomes as close to his first horse as to his brother, sister, or folks. You can get to thinking that you have the same blood. Your first horse is like your buddy in war—you become dependent on him for life. Your first horse is the first most important relationship in your life.'''...<br>
'''Humor is survival. No phone, TV, radio, or mail. There’s nothing out there—just you, the animals, the rocks, nature, the work. What else is there? So you do your own plays, your own jokes, your own work. You have to have your own sense of humor about those rocks you get thrown into. You have to have humor to overcome blizzards, droughts, and heat. Humor becomes a natural part of life. Life is a tragic comedy; it starts that way and ends up that way.''''<ref name=rosenbrook/></blockquote>
==Book titles==
*''The King of Taos'' (2020)
*Madam Millie: Bordellos from Silver City to Ketchikan'' (2002)
*''For the Love of a Horse'' (2019)
*''Faraway Blue'' (2019)
*''The Rounders'' (2011)
*''Bluefeather Fellini'' (2011)
*''Super Bull and Other True Escapades'' (2015)
*''War and Music: A Medley of Love'' (2019)
*'''The White Shadow'' (2016)
*''The Hi-Lo Country'' (1998)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Max-Evans/e/B001HPWIX4%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share|title=Max Evans|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=June 4, 2020}}</ref>
Evans is also a film director known for ''The Wheel'' (1973), ''The Rounders'' (1965) starring Glenn Ford, and The Hi-Lo Country.<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263053/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|title=Max Evans - Biography|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=June 4, 2020}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Max]]
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:New Mexico]]
[[Category:American Authors]]
[[Category:Directors]]