The Door
Doorway to HeavenYou've heard the old saying: when life opens a door, take it off its hinges and write all over it to make a sign for your cattle company. Well, that's an adage Gus McCrae lives by,...
Horses
Saddle UpA cowboy is only as good as his horse. Call even considers his horse better than himself, which is one reason he bequeaths his horse, and not his last name, to Newt: "I put more value on t...
The Pigs
Some PigsWilbur from Charlotte's Web ain't got nothin' on these pigs. They're the first thing mentioned in the whole book, so we have to mention them here: "When Augustus came out on the porch the...
The Texas Bull
Longhorn Stake-OutThe Texas Bull is a unique animal. He wanders into the cowboys' herd and just stays there, making the whole journey with them. He isn't branded, and everyone hates him because he...
The Mesquite Thorn
A Thorn in Everyone's SidesThe West is a place so dangerous that even a tiny sliver of mesquite wood can kill a man. That wood is poisonous, and it almost kills Jake Spoon right off the bat. Lorena...