| Lonesome Dove Classic Edition Contributor(s): McMurtry, Larry (Author) |
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ISBN: 068487122X ISBN-13: 9780684871226 Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: Now the only edition available in hardcover, this version of "Lonesome Dove"--winner of the Pulitzer Prize--marks the 15th anniversary of McMurtry's masterpiece of the American West. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Westerns - General - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00712553 |
| Series: Simon & Schuster Classics |
| Physical Information: 2.06" H x 6.53" W x 9.56" (2.96 lbs) 864 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Plains - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 16741 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 58.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Pulitzer Prize--winning American classic of the American West that follows two aging Texas Rangers embarking on one last adventure. An epic of the frontier, Lonesome Dove 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. Gus and Call travel again into the wild country, confronting thieves, murderers, and a dangerous gang of bandits--an adventure that may very well end in tragedy. Richly authentic, beautifully written, always dramatic, Lonesome Dove is a book to make us laugh, weep, dream, and remember. |
Contributor Bio(s): McMurtry, Larry: - Larry McMurtry is the author of twenty-nine novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove, three memoirs, two collections of essays, and more than thirty screenplays. He lives in Archer City, Texas. |