Usually my favorite book is the one I'm currently reading, and that would be a mystery novel by Jeffery Deaver . But! I have to say that Lonesome Dove is my all time favorite book . Lonesome Dove inspired me to delve into my own ancestry and took me on a seven year journey into the past. While I was reading Lonesome Dove I kept having dim memory about someone in my Dad's family who had been a Texas Ranger, and something about Indians capturing a great grandmother! I just couldn't shake it so... Because of Lonesome Dove I bought my first computer and started my research . My computer along with other resources helped me to bring the epic story of these strong pioneering ancestors to life for myself and my family .
The poem isn't a quote from the book but Larry Mc Murtry did add the poem to the forward.
And this his has become my favorite poem
The tiny picture is of my Great Grandmother Lottie Durgan and in each of the other books there are accounts of her and her family.