
Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American
S.C. Gwynne
Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American
S.C. Gwynne
Describes the actions of both whites and Comanches during a 40-year war over territory, in a story that begins with the kidnapping of a white girl, who grew up to marry a Comanche chief and have a son, Quanah, who became a great warrior.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Year
- 2010
- ISBN-13
- 9781416591061
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Comanche historyAmerican Indian WarsWestward expansion
Awards
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(2010)
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