TY - BOOK AU - Ferber,Edna TI - Giant SN - 9780060956707 AV - PS3511.F346.G536 2000 PY - 2000/// CY - New York PB - Perennial Classics KW - Leisure Reading KW - Fiction N1 - 2 N2 - This sweeping tale captures the essence of Texas on a staggering scale as it chronicles the life and times of cattleman Jordan "Bick" Benedict, his naive young society wife, Leslie, and three generations of land-rich sons. A sensational story of power, love, cattle barons, and oil tycoons, Giant was the basis of the classic film starring James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson ER -