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Lonesome Dove

By: Larry McMurtry
Narrated by: Lee Horsley
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A love story, an adventure, and an epic of the frontier, Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, Lonesome Dove, is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness of America.

Two retired Texas Rangers, Captains Woodrow Call and Augustus "Gus" McCrae, lead a cattle drive from the small town of Lonesome Dove to the unsettled Montana territories. On their grueling journey, they are joined by Joshua Deets, a Black scout and former Ranger, Jake Spoon, a fugitive, and Newt Dobbs, a 17-year-old boy who may have family ties to Call. Richly authentic, beautifully written, always dramatic, Lonesome Dove will make listeners laugh and weep, dream and remember.

This remastered audio edition is expertly read by actor Lee Horsley, best known for his starring role in the television series Matt Houston.

©2010 Larry McMurtry (P)1990 Phoenix Books, Inc. Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Historical Fiction

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Just trust me and listen to this. It's a great story and the narration is perfect. I wish the same man had read the rest of the series!

Amazing

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Never read or listened to a Western before. I thoroughly enjoyed it! Narrator does a great job. Easy 5 out of 5

Loved it

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This story is so well told and appealing on many levels. I think it has probably spoiled to genre for me! I cannot think any other will come up to it. Even the later McMurtry (which chronologically precedes Dove) is nowhere near as good). Characters are memorable and well developed. Story is gripping, place is acutely described. An all round joy.

Brilliant and One of a Kind

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This was an absolute epic. The setting, the characters, the story. Its a journey through the old west and I love every minute of it. My only complaint, is this is a remaster of an older recording, and i found it either too quiet or too fast at times. But the story alone got me over these issues.

What an epic!

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Absolutely blown away. A new top five book of all time. Beautifully written, characters that make you invest in them so heavily you cannot stop listening. A wonderful yarn and beautifully narrated. Not my usual genre but I loved every minute of it and am so glad I listened to it. Amazing

BEST BOOK EVER

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Really great Western, genuinely funny and sad in parts. Great narration if a little dated by recording tech. Would recommend to anyone who loves an adventure and great characters.

Fantastic

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Great story with great characters. Makes me want to go on the journey myself

awesome story

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It makes you feel totally immersed listening to the story in an American accent An excellent rendition

The story is excellent

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Brings one of the greatest ever novels alive in the most spectacular way. A delight and a life experience. Not not miss.

Outstanding

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This was the first Western I had read. Until about an hour or so in I was skeptical. It seemed slow with not much happening. I’m glad I did keep listening, because I ended up hooked.

You grow attached to the story and it’s characters. Listening to it, it’s as though you were right there with them. What’s more, it contains every conceivable emotion you could think of. Human nature was captured wonderfully. You’ll likely feel almost a sense of loss at no longer being part of the world when you finish it.

The narration was perfect for the story. Albeit it, the voice for Gus did take a bit of getting used to. I don’t know whether it developed into less of a shout or I just got used to it. Either way, it was fine after a while.

More than worthy of the plaudits it receives

What a journey

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