McMurtry writes: “Gus took guard duty a good deal more lightly than his companion, Woodrow Call.” Gus annoys Call when he brings out a jug of mescal and takes a swig in front of him. Here, we meet them for the first time as Texas Rangers on guard duty, west of the Pecos in pursuit of Comanches. I’ve always thought of Gus and Call as part of the “buddy cops” genre. The first is “ Dead Man’s Walk.” Call and Gus are young men, in their early twenties.
There’s a great deal more trail to ride with Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call. Yet, I also know, from long experience, that some fans of the book and film, are unaware that there are three other books. Without a doubt, many who thanked Larry for “Lonesome Dove,” have read the other three books in the quadrilogy. To many, “ Lonesome Dove ” is a book of proverbs, with advice such as: “The best way to handle death is to ride on away from it.” Or “Yesterday’s gone on down the river and you can’t get it back.” In fact, “Lonesome Dove,” the day after McMurtry died, rocketed up into the top 100 best selling books on Amazon, and became the #1 bestseller in Westerns. It was to thank McMurtry for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “ Lonesome Dove.” Most considered it his premiere gift to them personally, a gift that had immeasurably enriched their lives, as culturally vital as Homer’s Iliad was to the Greeks.
Of the thousands of mourners who posted their goodbyes and gratitudes to Texas writer Larry McMurtry across last month, there was one stand-out theme.
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