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Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne – book cover

Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History -Simon and Schuster (2010)

By S. C. Gwynne

Biographies and Memoirs

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…

Release Date
2010
Length
371 pages
Publisher
Scribner Book Company
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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.