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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 /
"In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a stunningly vivid historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West, centering on Quanah, the greatest Comanche chief of them all. S.C. Gwynne's Empire of the Summer...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scribner,
©2010.
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| Online Access: | Cynthia Parker biographical sketch Quanah Parker official website Quanah Parker biographical sketch |
| Summary: |
"In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a stunningly vivid historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West, centering on Quanah, the greatest Comanche chief of them all. S.C. Gwynne's Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. The second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever to come out of the Old West: the epic saga of the pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the Comanches"--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: |
viii, 371 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Awards: |
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction finalist, 2011. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-355) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781416591054 1416591052 9781416591061 1416591060 |