The leader whose hubris leads the expedition into ruin.
The episode follows their trek across the Llano Estacado ("Staked Plains"), where they face a relentless series of catastrophes: "Dead Man's Walk" Episode #1.2(1996)
The Comanche war chief who remains a haunting, deadly presence. The leader whose hubris leads the expedition into ruin
After surviving their first encounter with Buffalo Hump, young Woodrow Call and Augustus McCrae join a military expedition led by . The group’s ambitious goal is to annex Santa Fe for the Texas Republic, but they are ill-prepared for the brutal environment and enemy forces. The group’s ambitious goal is to annex Santa
The episode is loosely based on the real-life , which similarly ended in disaster, capture, and a forced march known as the "Dead Man's Walk" (Jornada del Muerto). Production Details Director: Yves Simoneau.
of the 1996 miniseries Dead Man's Walk —the first prequel in the Lonesome Dove saga—focuses on the disastrous "Santa Fe Expedition." Episode Summary