Gwynne, S. C.
Empire of the summer moon : Quanah Parker and the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history S.C. Gwynne. - 1st Scribner trade pbk. ed. - New York : Scribner, 2011. - viii, 371 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 22 cm.
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.
9781416591061 (pbk.) 1416591060 (pbk.)
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.
978.004974572 Gwy 15
Empire of the summer moon : Quanah Parker and the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history S.C. Gwynne. - 1st Scribner trade pbk. ed. - New York : Scribner, 2011. - viii, 371 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 22 cm.
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.
9781416591061 (pbk.) 1416591060 (pbk.)
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.
978.004974572 Gwy 15