Lonesome Dove, Part 2 of 3
1985
First Published
4.71
Average Rating
300
Number of Pages
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
Avg Rating
4.71
Number of Ratings
102
5 STARS
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4 STARS
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3 STARS
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2 STARS
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Author
Larry McMurtry
Author · 53 books
Larry McMurtry was born in Wichita Falls, Texas on June 3, 1936. He is the author of twenty-nine novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove, three memoirs, two essay collections, and more than thirty screenplays. His first published book, Horseman, Pass By, was adapted into the film "Hud." A number of his other novels also were adapted into movies as well as a television mini-series. Among many other accolades, in 2006 he was the co-winner of both the Best Screenplay Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Brokeback Mountain."
