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Ed Suggs
Frog Lip is a member of Dan, Roy, and Ed Suggs’s criminal gang. He is a Black man, he rides a very recognizable white horse, and he’s possibly the best shot Jake Spoon has ever seen. Frog Lip doesn’t talk much, but he doesn’t need to, since his size and skill render him intimidating. He is mortally wounded in the shootout that happens when he, Jake, and the Suggs brothers try to steal Wilbarger’s horses; Ed Suggs shoots him to put him out of his misery faster.
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Frog Lip Character Timeline in Lonesome Dove
The timeline below shows where the character Frog Lip appears in Lonesome Dove. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 64
...still worried about running into July Johnson. So, when Dan, Ed, Roy, and their friend Frog Lip —a tall Black man who’s the best shot Jake has ever seen—head north to Kansas...
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Chapter 68
As Jake, the Suggs brothers, and Frog Lip mount their horses to escape the forming mob, Lou gives Jake an enigmatic smile. Jake...
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Jake, Dan, Ed, Roy, and Frog Lip ride north without further incident. And then one day, Dan decides it’s time to start...
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Chapter 71
...he put three bullets into him. His men—Chick and another one Jake doesn’t know—are dead. Frog Lip , shot through the groin, is dying. Eventually, Ed shoots him to save him the...
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Chapter 74
...Gus, Pea Eye, Deets, and Newt to the bodies of Chick, the nameless cowboy, and Frog Lip . They quickly bury what’s left of the bodies. By the time they’ve followed the...
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