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Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (1988, Mass Market, Revised edition)

A love story, an adventure, and an epic of the frontier, Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning classicLonesome Dove, the third book in theLonesome Dovetetralogy, is the grandest novel ever written about the last, defiant wilderness of America. Journey to the dusty little Texas town of Lonesome Dove and meet an unforgettable assortment of heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers. Richly authentic, beautifully written, and always dramatic,Lonesome Doveis a book to make us laugh, weep, dream, and remember.

Edition Description
Revised Edition
Reviews
"The finest novel that McMurtry has yet accomplished . . . Lonesome Dove has all the action anyone could possibly imagine . . . [and] both in general and in details, the authority of exact authenticity . . . superb."-- Chicago Tribune, "Everything about Lonesome Dove feels true . . . These are real people, and they are still larger than life."-Nicholas Lemann, The New York Times Book Review, "A marvelous novel . . . moves with joyous energy . . . amply imagined and crisply, lovingly written. I haven't enjoyed a book more this year . . . a joyous epic."-- Newsweek
Copyright Date
1985
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Dewey Edition
21

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