Lonesome Dove Resources

McMurtry's publisher will keep you updated on any upcoming McMurtry events. It's the closest you can get to him without stalking him.

Millions of people loved the miniseries, and millions more got to see it when Hulu started streaming it in 2014.

Don't have five hours to spare? This blog has screenshots from the movie, and you can skim through them like it's an old-school slideshow.

While not nearly as dramatic as the cattle drive in the book, this journey to visit the set of the movie Lonesome Dove is still fun.

By critiquing the Western, Larry McMurtry created a set of terms that readers found endearing.

Lonesome Dove defined McMurtry's career. Thirty years later, people still talk about it. McMurtry himself had trouble going on after it was over.

If you met Larry McMurtry in the 80s, it was probably just someone pretending to be him.

Cowboys died so that museum discussions of books about cowboys could live.

McMurtry takes a lot of inspiration from history for his book, and this video tells the true story behind Lonesome Dove.

McMurtry doesn't just write books, he sells them, too.

July hums the song "Lorena" to his baby. You can pretend to be the baby and listen to it—although this version is probably a lot better than anything July could actually do.

McMurtry thinks Lonesome Dove is only "pretty good."

A fan maps out all of Lonesome Dove's important routes.

Who do you think this is supposed to be on the iconic first cover of Lonesome Dove? And why aren't there any doves?

This more modern cover shows a beautiful representation of the Texas sky.