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A must read for anyone with an interest in the far Southwest or Native 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. 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 is 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. Although readers may be more familiar with the tribal names Apache and Sioux, it was in fact the legendary fighting ability of ...
On May 19, 1836, Fort Parker in Texas was overwhelmed by a band of Comanche Indians. Some residents were brutally murdered, others taken prisoner.Among those captured was eleven year old Cynthia Parker, who would remain with the Comanche for 24 years and give birth to famed Chief Quanah.Another captive was 17-year-old Rachel Plummer, mother of one, pregnant with her second child. She would soon have her first-born ripped from her arms, never to be seen again, and later watched as her second-born was killed before her eyes.After twenty-one months of captivity that destroyed her health, she was purchased and returned to her family. In this extraordinary account, her father tells of that horrible day when the fort was attacked, and his desperate efforts to find and retrieve the captives. Rachel details her terrible enslavement and how she eventually fought back.
Der mexikanische Präsident, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, hat die Schlacht am San Jacinto River verloren und muss mit seinen Truppen abziehen. Die texanischen Siedler und Farmer atmen auf. Aber noch existiert die Bedrohung durch die Comanchen und Kiowa, die allen Weißen den Tod geschworen haben. Texas Ranger Sam Sheridan und seine Kameraden versuchen, diese Gefahr abzuwenden. Doch am 19. Mai 1836 vereinen sich über hundert Krieger aus beiden Stämmen und greifen Parkers Fort an.
The story of the Parker family beginning with the days when Texas was part of Mexico as early as 1830 and tracing their incredible history through a century and three-quarters to today, based on a wealth of previously unpublished early Parker documents. The author introduces hunter-searcher James Parker; statesman Isaac Parker and his friend Sam Houston; Sul Ross, youthful soldier, Governor of Texas, and later, President of Texas A&M University; and Cynthia Ann Parker and her famous son, Quanah.
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"Investigates the so-called 'Battle of Pease River' and December 1860 capture of Cynthia Ann Parker, contending that what became, in Texans' collective memory, a battle that broke Comanche military power was actually a massacre, mainly of women. Questions traditional knowledge and historiographic interpretations of the history of Texas"--Provided by publisher.
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