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Lonesome Dove
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At first he had started out spare and just put the name of the firm, "Hat Creek Cattle Company and Livery Emporium," but that caused controversy in itself.†
Chpt 7-8 *

controversy = disagreement
There was much controversy about how far north moccasins could live—were they in the Cimarron, the Arkansas, the Platte?†
Chpt 38-39
In Waco, as he remembered, he had caused controversy because he never seemed to sleep.†
Chpt 54-55
Religious controversy is better than none.†
Chpt 72-73
"If there's mad Indians around, you may get more controversy than you bargained for," Call said.†
Chpt 72-73

Definitions:

(1) (controversy)
disagreement -- especially regarding a public issue that arouses strong feelings
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)