Martin Scorsese once said, “More than 90 percent of directing is the right casting.” Lonesome Dove is the greatest Weste…
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The Real Buffalo Hump Buffalo Hump actually took the towns, something rare in the annals of the Indian Wars.
Most are familiar with Buffalo Hump in Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove. He was a fictional character but there really was…
In the Lonesome Dove Photo, I Could Pick out only Woodrow Call and Clara Allen. Did the Other Main Cast Members Leave the Set?
In the Lonesome Dove photo, I could pick out only Woodrow Call and Clara Allen. Did the other main cast members leave th…
Building Your Western Library With Harlan Hague Author Harlan Hague shares his favorite western books.
Harlan Hague grew up in Texas and never quite got over it. He was posted with the U.S. Navy in Japan, later lived in Eng…
On the Trail with Gus and Call A celebration of Lonesome Dove the novel and of the miniseries inspired by McMurtry’s masterpiece.
When Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove was published in 1985, virtually every review included the term “epic.” “Deeply affe…
“Everyone Stayed Home to Watch Gus Die” A conversation with Lonesome Dove director Simon Wincer.
The triumph of the TV miniseries Lonesome Dove is such that to once again name the awards and repeat the ratings and dra…
Lonesome Dove Guest Ranch
Every time Sharron and Hal Butler visited their future ranch site in Kalispell, Montana, a solitary dove was always ling…