02048cam a2200337 4500 545748268 TxAuBib 110511s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781416591061 pbk. 1416591060 pbk. (OCoLC)3066 YDX YDX YDXCP WYU TxAuBib Gwynne, S. C, 1953-, (Samuel C.) 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. New York : Scribner, 2011. viii, 371 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 22 cm. Reprint: Originally published: New York : Scribner, 2010. Includes reading group guide. Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-355) and index. A new kind of war -- A lethal paradise -- Worlds in collision -- High lonesome -- The wolfs howl -- Blood and smoke -- Dream visions and Apocalypse -- White squaw -- Chasing the wind -- Deaths 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. 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. Parker, Quanah 1845?-1911. Comanche Indians Kings and rulers. Comanche Indians Wars. Comanche Indians History. Frontier and pioneer life West (U.S.) West (U.S) History 1848-1860. West (U.S) History 1860-1890. West (U.S) History 1890-1945. West (U.S) Race relations.