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Following the early chapters of Lonesome Dove, Dead Man's Walk returns to the formative years of Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call. As young Texas Rangers enlisted under Captain Caleb Cobb, they confront the wild plains, the challenges of frontier life, and conflicts with the Comanche Indians while a Mexican threat looms over Santa Fe.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Western Fiction/Western Adventure
Authors: Larry McMurtry
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