Lonesome Dove Part 2 of 3 Author:Larry McMurtry Part Two Of Three Parts A love story, an adventure, an American epic, LONESOME DOVE embraces all the West--legend and fact, heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers--in a novel that recreates the central American experience, the most enduring of our national myths. Set in the late 19th century, LONESOME DOVE is the story... more » of a cattle drive from Texas to Montana--and much more. The drive is a risk, sure, but it's a part of the American Dream, a chance to carve a new life out of the last remaining wilderness. "Once again, McMurtry spins a yarn about the West--and also about the nature of friendship, of folly, of responsibility, of moral codes and men and their destinies." (The Wall Street Journal)« less