"dead Man's Walk" Episode — #1.2(1996)

Young, idealistic, and already showing his penchant for talk and card games.

The Comanche war chief who remains a haunting, deadly presence.

Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana (adapted from McMurtry's novel). Original Air Date: May 13, 1996. Dead Man's Walk (TV Mini Series 1996) - Episode list - IMDb "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:

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. Young, idealistic, and already showing his penchant for

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

The expedition is ravaged by massive dust storms and prairie fires that decimate their supplies and livestock. Original Air Date: May 13, 1996

They are constantly harassed and picked off by Comanche warriors, led by the formidable Buffalo Hump.