Larry McMurtry. First edition, first printing. New York: Simon and Shuster, 1995. Both unclippped dust jacket and hardcover are in Near Fine condition. No writing or markings found in this book, which looks unread, 477 pp. Jacket design by Wendell Minor.
This is the prequel to Lonesome Dove (1985). The main characters here are Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call, the heroes of "Lonesome Dove", in their teen-age, early days. The two are Texas Rangers under Caleb Cobb on their way to seize Santa Fe from the Mexicans.
The first of Larry McCurtry's Pulitzer Prize winning Lonesome Dove tetralogy, "showcasing McCurtry's talent for breathing new life into the vanished American West through two of the most memorable heroes in contemporary fiction . . . succeeds marvelously . . . resurrecting two brilliantly conceived characters and delivering a rousing tale of the Wild West." ~Michael Berry, San Francisco Chronicle
The author, Larry McMurtry, is a renowned novelist and bibliophile, who at the time of this book release, had published 19 books. This book is part of his Dead Man's Walk series.
