Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
All the Pretty Horses was McCarthy's first big publishing success. He used the money to buy a new pickup truck. Oh, Cormac. (Source)
Aside from the film version of All the Pretty Horses, several other McCarthy novels have been made into well-received films, such as No Country for Old Men and The Road. (Source)
The novel gets its title from an African-American lullaby that is also known as "Hush-a-Bye" (not to be confused with "Rock-a-bye Baby"). (Source)