Reverend Julian Shay (Willie Nelson) strode into the saloon, pulled out his six-shooter, and killed his adulterous wife (Morgan Fairchild) and the man she had left him for. It was the beginning of his violent transformation from God-Loving preacher to ruthless outlaw.
From a small-town Texas boy to the visionary behind Lonesome Dove, Bill Wittliff spent a lifetime capturing the soul of Texas through photography, film, and storytelling.