Simon & Schuster, 2000. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. (19th edition) Very large, very thick sturdy book, black cloth spine, gray boards, bright silver lettering on spine, 857 pages. DJ beneath mylar, colorful with orange, white and yellow background, a color-illustration of cowboy and stampeding horses on most of front. DJ has very tiny surface nick at spine top left edge. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Synopsis

An epic story of two retired Texas Rangers on a cattle drive to Montana that is loosely basedon historic events from the 19th century, the original Lonesome Dove story was written to be a screenplay called "The Streets of Laredo.” The 1970s film was to be directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring John Wayne, James Stewart, and Henry Fonda. However, due to casting issues, the movie was abandoned. Larry McMurtry later turned the Lonesome Dove script into a full-length Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The novel was later re-adapted to a four-part television miniseries starring Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Duvall, and Robert Urich.

Reviews

On Aug 25 2009, Poetmaker said:

I am 64 years old and have read many books, but this novel takes the cow pie cake--so to speak. I could not put it down--it has consumed my days and nights with the most outstanding writing I have ever read. I almost wanted to scratch the palces he was describing--I felt the rope on my neck--the bug bites--smelled the smells the cowboys smelled--was happy when they were happy and ever so sad when the main characters were either killed or had to make a major decision.

A must read for everyone who says the love to read. This is a novel one must take on their trip to Mars or down an isolated jungle trip. It will keep you company better than anything else you could take with you.

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Details

Bookseller: Callaghan Books South (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 063978
Title: Lonesome Dove: A Novel
Author: McMurtry, Larry
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 5th or later Edition
ISBN 10: 068487122X
ISBN 13: 9780684871226
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2000
Pages: 864
Keywords: Cowboy Fiction

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