Ol' Max Evans, A Biography

Slim Randles of Albuquerque is a journalist and novelist.

." . . journalist Slim Randles offers up Max's vibrant tales. . . the book is full of life as it tells the adventures of "Ol' Max Evans,"" ""Ol' Max Evans," . . is devoted to an unconventional literary figure from the West who was also a gold smuggler, mining company executive, artist in Taos, professional calf roper, movie producer and legendary partygoer." ""Ol' Max Evans". . . is devoted to an unconventional literary figure from the West who was also a gold smuggler, mining company executive, artist in Taos, professional calf roper, movie producer and legendary partygoer." "Author Slim Randles skillfully pulls together boxes of notes and over a hundred hours of taped interviews with Ol' Max and his contemporaries to create a rollicking biography of the raconteur, the first of its kind and long overdue. If you have read his more than two dozen books, you would know his autobiography. "Ol' Max Evans" is like reading all his books but with the real names and places." "Max could find humor in a boil on the end of his nose. . . If you don't read "Ol' Max" and love it, you have no fun in your soul." ""Ol' Max Evans." . . is devoted to an unconventional literary figure from the West who was also a gold smuggler, mining company executive, artist in Taos, professional calf roper, movie producer and legendary partygoer." ""Ol' Max" is a down-to-earth biography, filled with first-hand accounts and quotations from Max, his family and friends. It tells the story and adventures of a professional calf roper, a Hollywood producer, a successful Taos artist and an acclaimed writer: all named Max Evans!" "This book reinforces Evans' image as a freewheeling westerner who acts impulsively and spontaneously. His choices haven't always been wise, but they're never boring. . . a celebration of a treasured New Mexico personality and his remarkable career." "This is a biography of a living legend here in New Mexico. . . And Randles' prose has the salt required to describe a man like Max Evans." "Max Evans is one of these guys you can take anywhere . . . and still be ashamed of him."