Sid Stephenson

Langtry Sid Stephenson

A fictional drama set in Texas and Mexico in 1890. An exploration of fate, life, and death in a small town in the Rio Grande desert region of southwest Texas. In the period between the Civil War and the growth of the railroad network and the industrial revolution. Written in the genre of 'SCROVEL'. A crossover of a SCREENPLAY, and a NOVEL. A dispute around a campfire leads to violence and retribution, as men and women, still reeling from the aftermath of the Civil War, and the Mexican - American War, confront the vast sweeping vanguard of the industrial revolution and the growth of the railroad network. A young cowboy is insulted and retaliates. A wealthy cattleman is humiliated and injured, and he sends a rag-tag posse into the Mexican High Country to hunt the cowboy down.