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Line 11: − 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/>+
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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. 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>
'''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>
His mother taught him to read when he was only three years of age. He 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: