Empire of the summer moon : Quanah Parker and the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history
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Published
New York : Scribner, c2010.
Edition
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 371 pages, [8] pages of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
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Atascadero Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography
978.00497 P242
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978.00497 P242
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LC Subjects
Biographies.
Comanche Indians -- History.
Comanche Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Comanche Indians -- Wars.
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
Parker, Quanah, -- 1845?-1911.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945.
West (U.S.) -- Race relations.
Comanche Indians -- History.
Comanche Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Comanche Indians -- Wars.
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
Parker, Quanah, -- 1845?-1911.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945.
West (U.S.) -- Race relations.
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Published
New York : Scribner, c2010.
Format
Book
Edition
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-355) and index.
Description
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.
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