The Resource 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
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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
- Extent
- viii, 371 p., [8] p. of plates
- 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
- Peac, 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
- Isbn
- 9781416591061
- Label
- Empire of the summer moon : Quanah Parker and the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history
- Title
- Empire of the summer moon
- Title remainder
- Quanah Parker and the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history
- Statement of responsibility
- S.C. Gwynne
- Subject
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- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890.
- Comanche Indians -- History.
- West (U.S.) -- Race relations.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
- Comanche Indians -- Wars.
- Comanche Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
- Parker, Quanah, Comanche chief, 1847-1911
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860.
- Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911.
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945.
- Language
- eng
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- Title
- Empire of the summer moon
- Summary
- 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
- Subject
-
- The West (United States) -- History -- 19th century
- Race relations
- Comanche Indians
- History writing -- Wars and conflicts | American Indian Wars
- Frontier and pioneer life -- The West (United States)
- Indians of North America -- Wars
- The West (United States) -- History -- 1890-1945
- Comanche Indians -- Wars
- Battles
- History writing -- United States -- Westward expansion
- War
- Chiefs (Political anthropology) -- Biography
- Award
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- Oklahoma Book Award for Nonfiction, 2011.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2010
- Biography type
- individual biography
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- 348037
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
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- 978.004/974572
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E99.C85
- LC item number
- P3835 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Quanah Parker and the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history
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- S.C. Gwynne
- Label
- 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
- Related Authorities
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- West (U.S.)
- History
- Wars and conflicts
- American Indian Wars
- Chiefs (Political anthropology)
- Wars.
- Wars
- Indians of North America
- The West (United States)
- 1848-1860.
- Battles
- Biography
- Biography.
- 1890-1945
- History.
- Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911.
- 1860-1890.
- Westward expansion
- Race relations.
- Kings and rulers
- Race relations
- 1890-1945.
- War
- Frontier and pioneer life
- History writing
- 19th century
- United States
- Comanche Indians
- Related Subjects
-
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890.
- The West (United States) -- History -- 19th century
- Comanche Indians -- History.
- West (U.S.) -- Race relations.
- Race relations
- Comanche Indians
- History writing -- Wars and conflicts | American Indian Wars
- Frontier and pioneer life -- The West (United States)
- Indians of North America -- Wars
- The West (United States) -- History -- 1890-1945
- Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
- Comanche Indians -- Wars.
- Comanche Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860.
- Comanche Indians -- Wars
- Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911.
- Battles
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945.
- History writing -- United States -- Westward expansion
- War
- Chiefs (Political anthropology) -- Biography
- Bibliography note
- 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 -- Peac, 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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- ocn424555364
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- 24 cm.
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- Edition
- 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
- Extent
- viii, 371 p., [8] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9781416591061
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2009049747
- Other physical details
- ill., map
Subject
- Comanche Indians -- History.
- Comanche Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
- Comanche Indians -- Wars.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
- Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911.
- Parker, Quanah, Comanche chief, 1847-1911
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860.
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890.
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945.
- West (U.S.) -- Race relations.
- Battles
- Chiefs (Political anthropology) -- Biography
- Comanche Indians
- Comanche Indians -- Wars
- Frontier and pioneer life -- The West (United States)
- History writing -- United States -- Westward expansion
- History writing -- Wars and conflicts | American Indian Wars
- Indians of North America -- Wars
- Race relations
- The West (United States) -- History -- 1890-1945
- The West (United States) -- History -- 19th century
- War
Genre
Member of
- New York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2010
- Oklahoma Book Awards: Nonfiction Category
- The New York Times Best Sellers - Indigenous Americans
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- New York Times Notable Book, 2010
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