Part 1 of 3 - Larry McMurtry's prequel to 'Lonesome Dove' - a pair of young Texas Rangers fight Commanches and embark on a mission to recapture Santa Fe for the new Republic Of Texas. With Jennifer Garner.
A series of disasters overtakes Colonel Cobb and his ambition to annex Sante Fe including dust storms, prairie fires, Indians, and the Mexican army.
After surrendering to the Mexican army, the expedition's captors march them across 500 miles of desert to New Mexico.
Young Texas Rangers Woodrow Call and Augustus McRae join with military expedition whose goal it is to annex Sante Fe on behalf of the new Texas Republic.
