Set in the late 19th century, Lonesome Dove is an adventurous story of a cattle drive from Texas to Montana. 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.
I’m going to have to leave this one be for now. I’ve been reading it since June and I’m at the halfway mark. I’ve felt characters more deeply from a tenth of this page count.
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9 September, 2013:
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