Buffalo Hump leads his warriors in a final stand against their trespassing enemies-attacking and killing any and all the whites passing through on their way to the Gulf of Mexico.
Meanwhile, back in Texas, is Buffalo Hump, a Comanche chief burdened with keeping tribal traditions alive as the ever-expanding white population encroaches further west. Much to our delight, the Rangers comically butt heads as they grapple with these complex life issues all while defeating rogue tribes and saving Scull with unmatched efficiency. While Call, who refuses to accept his role in having fathered a child by a local prostitute, is scolded by McCrae for not accepting his paternal responsibilities. McCrae, well known for his drinking and whoring, is condemned by Call for not embracing his command post and setting an example for the other, younger Rangers. The two men, governed by totally different values, consistently find themselves in moral crises, each only to be criticized by the other in moments of laughable hypocrisy. When Ahumado inevitably captures Scull, Call and McCrae, in true Ranger fashion, make the dangerous journey south to save him.Īlong the way, we become intimately familiar with our captains and their unique brand of communication. He pursues Kicking Wolf into Mexico, only to find that he is being led to the camp of a murderous Mexican bandit, Ahumado.
An eccentric, war-hardened Bostonian, Scull suddenly leaves after his prized mount is stolen by the notorious horse-thieving Indian Kicking Wolf.
The remarkable second novel in the series, COMANCHE MOON, finds Call and McCrae the newly promoted cocaptains to their troop, following the departure of their superior, Inish Scull. Gus, a vice-ridden Ranger-savant, and Call, a hardheaded, dutiful loner, serve as our wonderfully flawed guides as we follow the Rangers from their youthful beginnings through the end of their adventurous careers. McMurtry’s Western novels take readers through the second half of the nineteenth century, focusing on a group of endearing Texas Rangers steered by two of the most unforgettable heroes of contemporary fiction: Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call. Yet few have captured the American West in literature better than the Pulitzer Prize–winning author Larry McMurtry, creator of the famed Lonesome Dove tetralogy. Countless tales, portrayed in nearly every medium, have compelled audiences with depictions of the frontier in all its wonderful grit and glory. American culture has always been fascinated by the Western landscape.
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