“Lonesome Dove” is one of the most popular Texas novels of all time — with many millions of copies sold since it was first published in 1985. The miniseries that followed in 1989 was the second most popular mini-series of all time, behind “Roots.”
But Texas Standard commentator WF Strong says author Larry McMurtry was never as much in love with the book as his fans were.
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