Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

by Gwynne, S. C.
ISBN: 9781849017039
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  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Gwynne, S. C.
  • ISBN: 9781849017039
  • Condition: Used
  • Number Of Pages: 483
  • Publication Year: 2011

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  • Vivid retelling of the battles between the comanche tribe and the early settlers in the west.

    null null. - 2 months ago

    As someone that really enjoys reading about Native Americans and the westward expansion. This book really gave me a new insight on how hard early settlers had it and taught me a lot about how brutal the Comanche tribe was and the many things they would do to deter settlers. The book talks about how these battles lead to the creation of the Texas Rangers. It's a very vivid retelling of the forty-year battles and doesn't sugar coat anything about it.

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  • Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

    EUGENE S. - 4 years 1 month ago

    I read this book several years ago and gave it to a friend. Now I wish i still owned it. It gives a very vivid picture of the culture of the Indian tribes associated with the Comanches and a very problamatic view of the actions taken by envading europeans. Often brutal in "straight talk" about both sides. The reader will never forget this book's messages and will find themselves much better informed about this part of history.

  • An appropriate title which is elucidated within the test.

    Sonya F. - 5 years 10 months ago

    This book provides a fascinating history of a people whose story has been neglected. It provides background on how the Comanches evolved from the lowest status to a respected group amount their native American peers, and how their lifeways affected their relationships with those who would eliminate their culture.

  • badass

    HPB S. - 5 years 11 months ago

    it is fvcking great, best book ive read in a long long time

  • Historical account of the Comanches in Texas

    Nancy L. - 6 years ago

    For anyone interested in a factual, well documented account of the relationship between government and the Native American tribes, especially the Comanches, this is it. This book relates in great detail the struggles of Native Americans to keep their cultural traditions alive while white settlers and government officials forced them off their land. At times this narrative is brutally descriptive of the horrors encountered by white settlers. I learned so much!