Lonesome Dove (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Larry McMurtry
- First Published: 1985
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Western
- Time of Work: The late nineteenth century
- Setting: The Great Plains of the United States
- Genres: Long fiction, Western fiction
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Cattle, Nineteenth century, Prostitution or prostitutes, Native Americans or American Indians, Cowboys or cowgirls, Outlaws, Frontier or pioneer life
- Locales: United States
Characters Discussed
Augustus McCrae, a former Texas Ranger (with his friend Woodrow F. Call) and co-owner of the Hat Creek Cattle Company of Lonesome Dove, Texas, also with Woodrow. He decides to take their cattle herd to the richer grazing lands in the northern plains at about the time that railroads have made such cattle drives a thing of the past. Augustus convinces Woodrow and several of his other friends to make this romantic trek with him. Augustus is garrulous but affable, and just when it seems that he might be no more than a windbag, he demonstrates his intelligence...
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