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

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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.

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

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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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ISBN: 9781416591054
ISBN: 1416591052
ISBN: 9781416597155 (ebook)
ISBN: 1416597158 (ebook)
ISBN: 9781416591061 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1416591060 (pbk.)
Physical Description: viii, 371 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Edition: First Scribner trade paperback edition.
Publisher: New York : Scribner, c2010.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-355) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: 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.

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Lummi Library	BIO PARK GWYN 2011	100000726	Biography	Available	-
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