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Staph

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9. When Lonesome Dove was first released in paperback,

Tue Feb 26, 2019, 05:42 PM

Feb 2019

I was reading it on a business trip. The flight attendant on the outgoing flight kept giving me funny looks, because I kept giggling out loud about the blue pigs. The flight attendant on the return flight handed me tissues, while I read about the death and funeral of one of the characters toward the end of the book.

I love Lonesome Dove! I guess it's time to reread.

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If you like reading 'westerns' [View all] left-of-center2012 Feb 2019 OP

Michael Crichton's "Dragon Teeth" is a good blend of western/sci-fi if that would be of interest. dameatball Feb 2019 #1

Don't know if th his is what you had in mind, but Michener's "Texas" is a great read, Atticus Feb 2019 #2

zane gray was an incredibly prolific writer of westerns in earlu 20th century rampartc Feb 2019 #3

Thanks for the link left-of-center2012 Feb 2019 #4

Ivan Doig cilla4progress Feb 2019 #5

I do not normally care for them MuseRider Feb 2019 #6

When Lonesome Dove was first released in paperback, Staph Feb 2019 #9

I read the first book then MuseRider Feb 2019 #10

I am reading a series right now by James Carlos Blake. The first book in the series japple Feb 2019 #7

I yearn Bayard Feb 2019 #8

"entire hardback set of Louis L'Amour" left-of-center2012 Mar 2019 #12

Try "The Son" by Philipp Meyer. Paladin Mar 2019 #11

Thanks. I'll check it out. left-of-center2012 Mar 2019 #13