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.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781416591054
- ISBN: 1416591052
- ISBN: 9781416591061
- ISBN: 1416591060
- Physical Description: viii, 371 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Scribner edition
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2010.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-355) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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 -- 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.
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- Subject:
- Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911.
Comanche Indians > History.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Comanche Indians > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Comanche Indians > Wars.
West (U.S.) > History > 1848-1860.
West (U.S.) > History > 1860-1890.
West (U.S.) > History > 1890-1945.
West (U.S.) > Race relations. - Genre:
- Biographies.
Available copies
- 78 of 85 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 0 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 85 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle Main Library | 978.004 Gwy (Text) | 31010000326100 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | 978.004 GWY (Text) | 30664100231262 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | B PARKER (Text) | 80605000781392 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | NFIC 978.004 GWY (Text) | 31111002802930 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | 978.004 (Text) | 38344101439329 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Barco Library | 978.004 GWY (Text) | 39488200843300 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | 978.0049745 GWY (Text) | 0020508720800 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | B PARKER (Text) | 540191002517118 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| C.B. Hildebrand Public Library | B PARKER (Text) | 33557004372751 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Canton Library | B Parker (Text) | 33115007151217 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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