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Streets of Laredo
Streets of Laredo (by Larry McMurtry) — A Book and A Dog
Book • 1994
Set in the 1890s, the novel follows legendary ex-Texas Ranger Captain Call, hired by railroad interests to track vicious train robber Joey Garza.
Joined by accountant Ned Brookshire, deputy Charles Goodnight, and old comrade Pea Eye Parker—now married to Lorena Wood with five children—the pursuit spans the Texas frontier into dangerous territories like Crow Town.
It explores themes of aging heroes, family, and the end of the frontier era, bridging McMurtry's mythic Westerns and modern stories.
Joined by accountant Ned Brookshire, deputy Charles Goodnight, and old comrade Pea Eye Parker—now married to Lorena Wood with five children—the pursuit spans the Texas frontier into dangerous territories like Crow Town.
It explores themes of aging heroes, family, and the end of the frontier era, bridging McMurtry's mythic Westerns and modern stories.
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