I have read everything in this thread including all of the links, it is the most interesting thread on the forum.
I am surprised at how man of the mentioned incidents were woven into the Lonesome Dove series (prequel and sequel).
I have read everything I could find about Smithfield and am unsure where fact and fiction begin and end with him - there seems to be a lot "what I did" in his stories and I have some doubts that he may have actually done some of the things he says.
Great thread - I look forward to more of it.
drover
Who the heck is Smithfield???
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
