Giant: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the Making of a Legendary American Film

This book is a sleeper. Published in 2018 about a legendary movie filmed back in 1956, in a golden age of American cinema starring arguably one of America's finest directors in the process of jump starting the careers of three of our finest actors/actresses. It is an amazing work of art by an author who understands Texas, writing about a director and author in the process of coming to grips with the mystigue and dichotomies of Texas; a coming of age for all concerned. This book is as diverse and expansive as the state, documenting Americana on both regional and national levels, by an author who knows how to write. Highly recommended. If I could give it more than 5 stars, I would. The film is also great.