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'''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>

'''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. He has won multiple Spur, Wrangler, and Owen Wister awards, the latter named for the author of the western classic, ''The Virginian.''<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/> n 1949, he married the former Patricia "Pat" James; the couple lives in [[Albuquerque]], New Mexico.<ref name=imdb/>

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, when he 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/> n 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:  

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: