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A Book on the Making of Lonesome Dove by interviews by John Spong; color plates by Jeff Wilson; photographs by Bill Wittliff is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Widely acclaimed as the greatest Western ever made, Lonesome Dove has become a true American epic. Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel was a New York Times best seller, with more than 2.5 million copies currently in print. The Lonesome Dove miniseries has drawn millions of viewers and won numerous awards, including seven Emmys. A Book on the Making of Lonesome Dove takes you on a fascinating behind-the-scenes journey into the creation of the book, the miniseries, and the world of Lonesome Dove. Writer John Spong talks to forty of the key people involved, including author Larry McMurtry; actors Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Anjelica Huston, Diane Lane, Danny Glover, Ricky Schroder, D. B. Sweeney, Frederic Forrest, and Chris Cooper; executive producer and screenwriter Bill Wittliff; executive producer Suzanne de Passe; and director Simon Wincer. They and a host of others tell lively stories about McMurtry’s writing of the epic novel and the process of turning it into the miniseries Lonesome Dove. Accompanying their recollections are photographs of iconic props, costumes, set designs, and shooting scripts. Rounding out the book are continuity Polaroids used during filming

Who reads A Book on the Making of Lonesome Dove?

Author

interviews by John Spong; color plates by Jeff Wilson; photographs by Bill Wittliff

Publisher

University of Texas Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780292739482

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Performing Arts, Photography, History

Rating

4.82 / 5 (27 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14