Winner of the 1986 Pulitzer Prize in fiction, Lonesome Dove is an adventurous story of a cattle drive from Texas to Montana, set in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around two friends: Augustus McCrae, a reluctant rancher who has a way with women, and W. F. Call, whose talent for leadership conceals a secret sorrow. For Gus, Call, and the others who join the journey, the cattle drive is not only a daring and, perhaps, foolhardy endeavor, it comes to represent American dreams of the West. Everything about Lonesome Dove feels true...these are real people, and they are still larger than life. The New York Times Book Review