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A legend died the day ex-lawman Augustus "Gus" McCrae was buried along the cool, gurgling waters of a Lonesome Dove stream. But three generations later, on the night his great, great grandson was born-homeless, in a cold west Michigan horse stall, warmed only by the steamy breath of two monstrous geldings-a new one began.

Gifted with the heart of St. Francis but the hard ways of his legendary kin, Fontana Smith is now old and brittle, out of place in today's Internet world. Worse, Life's final journey patiently stalks the retired Texas Ranger and his ailing, life-long friends-librarian Bogs Hamilton and veterinarian Milton Barrows. Facing nursing homes and gravestones, the three widowers embrace the cavalier freedom that only advanced age can bestow. They'll devote their final days to one last noble adventure, the seeds of which were planted decades before when, as boys, they built their Ark, a shed that offered refuge to Nature's injured and abandoned. Now as oldsters they'll resurrect their youthful commitment to save animals, doing it just a teeny bit differently this time around, though.

The pursuit of Justice, aided by his pals-why, what else could Fontana possibly require for Life's final adventure? Just his loyal blind dog, Moze. And his Colt .45 Peacemaker, of course.

Formed from a collage of adventure, humor and rich characters, "Fontana" ultimately celebrates age as liberation, not limitation; the profound gift of life-long friendships; our difficult struggles to understand just a sliver of the Divine from our station of human imperfection.