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Gwynne, S. C. (Samuel C.), 1953-
Subjects
Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911.
Comanche Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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.
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Gwynne, S. C. (Samuel C.), 1953-
Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911.
Comanche Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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.
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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 / S.C. Gwynne.
by
Gwynne, S. C. (Samuel C.), 1953-
Scribner, c2010.
Call #:
978.00497 G995e
Subjects
Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911.
Comanche
Indians
--
Kings
and
rulers
--
Biography
.
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.
ISBN:
9781416591054 (hardcover)
1416591052 (hardcover)
9781416591061 (pbk.)
1416591060 (pbk.)
Edition:
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Description:
viii, 371 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-355) and index.
Contents:
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.
Holds:
4
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Adult Nonfiction - Indigenous Peoples Collection
978.00497 G995e
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