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Lonesome Dove Compare And Contrast

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The movie “Lonesome Dove” and the real lives of Oliver Loving and Charles Goodnight are very similar. In the movie Gus is Oliver Loving and Woodrow is Charles Goodnight. Charles Goodnight was a ranger in real life just like Woodrow was in the movie. The cattle drive in the movie they crossed Indian territories. When they were blazing the trail they crossed Indian territories in real life. Gus hid in the gully by the stream when the Indians were chasing him in the movie. Oliver Loving hid in a gully by a stream when Indians were chasing him in real life. Detz joined Gus and Woodrow for the cattle drive in the movie. Bose Ikard was with Oliver Loving and Charles Goodnight for the trails in real life. Gus was buried in Texas in the movie. In real life Oliver Loving was buried in Texas. …show more content…

Gus was buried in Texas by a creek in the movie. In real life Oliver Loving was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford Texas. In the movie Gus had his leg amputated off his body. In real life Oliver Loving had his arm amputated off his body. The final difference is that Gus and Woodrow herded cattle from Texas to Montana in the movie. In the real lives of Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving Made a trail that goes from Texas to Wyoming. There are many similarities and differences between the real lives and the movie but it is very

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