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Empire of the summer moon

by S. C. Gwynne, S. C. Gwynne

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Popularity 192

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.

New York Times bestsellernyt:paperback_nonfiction=2011-05-07Kings and rulersComanche IndiansFrontier and pioneer lifeRace relationsWarsBiographyHistoryParker, quanah, 1845?-1911Indians of north america, west (u.s.)Indians of north america, biography