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					All history is, in a sense, fiction, and all fiction is some kind of history. Writers draw on many things for their works, including history, and Larry McMurtry is no different. Lonesome Dove has several important historical antecedents and models, including the momentous lives of Goodnight and those surrounding him.   Charles Goodnight, famous rancher, Texas Ranger, Indian fighter, cowboy and scout. The Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin