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Chapter Book · 1985
Lonesome Dove
Book #1 in the Lonesome Dove series
In a rugged frontier town, heroes and outlaws clash in a tale of love and survival.
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960 pages· 363,568 words
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Bookroo's summary
In the dusty town of Lonesome Dove, a band of unforgettable characters—heroes, outlaws, and settlers—navigate the harsh realities of the American frontier. As they face love, danger, and the untamed wilderness, their intertwined fates reveal the epic struggles and dreams of a bygone era. Will they conquer the challenges of the wild, or will the frontier claim them? Discover a world where every choice could mean life or death, and every journey is a test of courage and heart.
From the publisher
A love story, an adventure, and an epic of the frontier, Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic “Lonesome Dove,” the third book in the “Lonesome Dove” tetralogy, 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 Dove” is a book to make us laugh, weep, dream, and remember.
At a glance
- Format
- Mass Market Paperbound
- Pages
- 960
- Words
- 363,568
- Audience
- Adult
- Lexile
- ~899L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.8
- F&P level
- ~V
- AR points
- 58
- AR interest level
- UG
- AR quiz
- 16741
Publication
- Published
- December 15, 1988
- First published
- January 1, 1985
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780671683900
- OCLC
- 41328154
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