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Empire of the summer moon :

by Gwynne, S. C.
Edition statement:1st Scribner trade pbk. ed. Published by : Scribner, (New York :) Physical details: viii, 371 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 22 cm. ISBN:9781416591061 (pbk.); 1416591060 (pbk.).
Subject(s): Parker, Quanah -- 1845?-1911. | Parker, Cynthia Ann, -- 1827?-1864. | Comanche Indians -- Kings and rulers | Comanche Indians -- Wars. | Comanche Indians -- History. | Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) | Comanche Indians | Comanche Indians -- Wars. | Comanche Indians -- History. | Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) | West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860. | West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890. | West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945. | West (U.S.) -- Race relations. | West (U.S.) -- History. | West (U.S.) -- Race relations.
Year: 2011
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978.00497 Nei Black Elk Speaks : 978.00497 Tri Tribes of the southern Plains 978.004973 Aad Women and warriors of the plains : 978.004974572 Gwy Empire of the summer moon : 978.004974574 Dor The Shoshoneans 978.0049752 Mar The journey of Crazy Horse 978.01 Ble Give your heart to the hawks :

Reprint: Originally published: New York : Scribner, 2010.

Includes reading group guide.

Includes Index and Bibliography

A new kind of war -- A lethal paradise -- Worlds in collision -- High lonesome -- The wolf's howl -- Blood and smoke -- Dream visions and Apocalypse -- White squaw -- Chasing the wind -- Death's innocent face -- War to the knife -- White queen of the Comanches -- The rise of Quanah -- Uncivil wars -- Peace and other horrors -- The anti-Custer -- Mackenzie unbound -- The hide men and the messiah -- The Red River War -- Forward, in defeat -- This was a man -- Resting here until day breaks.


A new kind of war --
A lethal paradise --
Worlds in collision --
High lonesome --
The wolf's howl --
Blood and smoke --
Dream visions and Apocalypse --
White squaw --
Chasing the wind --
Death's innocent face --
War to the knife --
White queen of the Comanches --
The rise of Quanah --
Uncivil wars --
Peace and other horrors --
The anti-Custer --
Mackenzie unbound --
The hide men and the messiah --
The Red River War --
Forward, in defeat --
This was a man --
Resting here until day breaks.

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.