A love story, an adventure, an American epic, this book embraces all the West-- legend and fact, heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers--in a novel that recreates the central American experience, the most enduring of our national myths. Set in the late 19th century, Lonesome Dove is the story of a cattle drive from Texas to Montana, lead by 2 former Texas Rangers.

When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want. Farmer Brown thinks it's odd when he hears the sounds of typing coming from the barn, but his troubles really begin when his cows start leaving him notes. First they demand better working conditions, then they stage a strike!

Art Pendragon, owner of the Keystone Ranch, has called a special meeting of the ranchers to address the problem of rustling. The gang and its suspected leader, Flynt Malin, appear to be operating out of the fortified Gorre Valley. It'll take a small army to batter its way into the valley, and casualties are sure to be high. As a result, people are hesitant to fight. But when the rustlers daringly raid a picnic of women and children, kill a Keystone...