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Lonesome Dove: A Novel

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4 out of 5
Based on 186,709 Ratings and 12,476 Reviews

Book Description
Larry McMurtry, in books like The Last Picture Show, has depicted the modern degeneration of the myth of the American West. The subject of Lonesome Dove, cowboys herding cattle on a great trail-drive, seems like the very stuff of that cliched myth, but McMurtry bravely tackles the task of creating meaningful literature out of it. At first the novel seems the kind of anti-mythic, anti-heroic... More
Book Information
PublisherSimon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
BindingHardcover (43 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages864
ISBN-10068487122X
ISBN-13978-0684871226
Publication Date11/10/2000
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About Larry McMurtry (Author) : Larry McMurtry is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Larry McMurtry include Anything for Billy, Comanche moon : a novel, Ceremony: (Penguin ... more
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6/15/2013 Donna McGarry said: Couldn't put it down. Action/Adventure in the Wild West.

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