Empire of the summer moon Quanah Parker and the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history

Gwynne, S. C. (Samuel C.), 1953-

Book On CD 2010

Describes the actions of both whites and Comanches during a forty-year war over territory, beginning with the Comanche kidnapping of a white nine-year-old girl, who grew up to love her captors, marry a Comanche chief, and have a son, Quanah, who became a legendary warrior.

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