Young, idealistic, and already showing his penchant for talk and card games.
The Comanche war chief who remains a haunting, deadly presence. "Dead Man's Walk" Episode #1.2(1996)
The episode follows their trek across the Llano Estacado ("Staked Plains"), where they face a relentless series of catastrophes: Young, idealistic, and already showing his penchant for
The leader whose hubris leads the expedition into ruin. which similarly ended in disaster
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