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Being Comanche

Author : Morris W. Foster
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816513673
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (136 download)

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Download or read book Being Comanche written by Morris W. Foster and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1992-12-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comanches have engaged Euro-Americans' curiosity for three centuries. Their relations with Spanish, French, and Anglo-Americans on the southern Plains have become a highly resonant part of the mythology of the American West. Yet we know relatively little about the community that Comanches have shared and continue to construct in southwestern Oklahoma. Morris Foster has written the first study of Comanches' history that identifies continuities in their intracommunity organization from the initial period of European contact to the present day. Those continuities are based on shared participation in public social occasions such as powwows, peyote gatherings, and church meetings Foster explains how these occasions are used to regulate social organization and how they have been modified by Comanches to adapt them to changing political and economic relations with Euro-Americans. Using a model of community derived from sociolinguistics, Foster argues that Comanches have remained a distinctive people by organizing their face-to-face relations with one another in ways that maintain Comanche-Comanche lines of communication and regulate a shared sense of appropriate behavior. His book offers readers a significant reinterpretation of traditional anthropological and historical views of Comanche social organization.

Empire of the Summer Moon

Author : S. C. Gwynne
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416597158
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Empire of the Summer Moon written by S. C. Gwynne and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award* *A New York Times Notable Book* *Winner of the Texas Book Award and the Oklahoma Book Award* This New York Times bestseller and stunning historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West “is nothing short of a revelation…will leave dust and blood on your jeans” (The New York Times Book Review). 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 entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever to come out of the Old West: 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 the Comanches that determined when the American West opened up. Comanche boys became adept bareback riders by age six; full Comanche braves were considered the best horsemen who ever rode. They were so masterful at war and so skillful with their arrows and lances that they stopped the northern drive of colonial Spain from Mexico and halted the French expansion westward from Louisiana. White settlers arriving in Texas from the eastern United States were surprised to find the frontier being rolled backward by Comanches incensed by the invasion of their tribal lands. The war with the Comanches lasted four decades, in effect holding up the development of the new American nation. Gwynne’s exhilarating account delivers a sweeping narrative that encompasses Spanish colonialism, the Civil War, the destruction of the buffalo herds, and the arrival of the railroads, and the amazing story of Cynthia Ann Parker and her son Quanah—a historical feast for anyone interested in how the United States came into being. Hailed by critics, S. C. Gwynne’s account of these events is meticulously researched, intellectually provocative, and, above all, thrillingly told. Empire of the Summer Moon announces him as a major new writer of American history.

The Comanche Empire

Author : Pekka Hämäläinen
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300151179
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Comanche Empire written by Pekka Hämäläinen and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study that uncovers the lost history of the Comanches shows in detail how the Comanches built their unique empire and resisted European colonization, and why they were defeated in 1875.

The Last Comanche Chief

Author : Bill Neeley
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0470254971
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book The Last Comanche Chief written by Bill Neeley and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-08-24 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical acclaim for The Last Comanche Chief "Truly distinguished. Neeley re-creates the character and achievements of this most significant of all Comanche leaders." -- Robert M. Utley author of The Lance and the Shield: The Life and Times of Sitting Bull "A vivid, eyewitness account of life for settlers and Native Americans in those violent and difficult times." -- Christian Science Monitor "The special merits of Neeley's work include its reliance on primary sources and illuminating descriptions of interactions among Southern Plains people, Native and white." -- Library Journal "He has given us a fuller and clearer portrait of this extraordinary Lord of the South Plains than we've ever had before." -- The Dallas Morning News

Comanche Woman

Author : Joan Johnston
Publisher : Dell
ISBN 13 : 0440333768
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Comanche Woman written by Joan Johnston and published by Dell. This book was released on 2002-11-26 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this captivating prequel to the New York Times bestsellers The Cowboy and The Texan, Joan Johnston tells the story of a woman kidnapped by Comanches—and the proud warrior who vows to make her love him. Living as a Comanche, the son of a white father and his Indian bride, Long Quiet secretly dreams of making Bayleigh Stewart, daughter of the richest cotton planter in Texas, his wife. When Bay is stolen from her home by marauding Indians, she seems lost to Long Quiet forever . . . until a twist of fate brings her back to him—a gift from the Comanche whose life he saved. Bay has lived among the Indians for three long years when a stranger who looks like a Comanche—but speaks perfect English—awakens a passion that burns hot and true. Bay yearns for home, but Long Quiet is determined to convince Bay that her home is with him. As they soon discover, they must both give up something of themselves while fighting for a love strong enough to bridge two worlds.

Comanche Society

Author : Gerald Betty
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1603446079
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Comanche Society written by Gerald Betty and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Betty details the kinship patterns that underlay all social organization and social behavior among the Comanches and uses the insights gained to explain the way Comanches lived and the way they interacted with the Europeans who recorded their encounters."--Jacket.

Comanche Dawn

Author : Mike Blakely
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780812548334
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book Comanche Dawn written by Mike Blakely and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1999-05-15 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel on the Comanches, the first Indians of the Plains to take advantage of the horse, brought by the Europeans. The resulting mobility helped them become a great nation and their story is told through the eyes of Horseback, a skilled mounted warrior. (From WorldCat).

The Comanche Barrier to South Plains Settlement

Author : Rupert Norval Richardson
Publisher : Eakin Press
ISBN 13 : 1681793083
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book The Comanche Barrier to South Plains Settlement written by Rupert Norval Richardson and published by Eakin Press. This book was released on 2023-02-09 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A.C. Greene considered The Comanche Barrier to South Plains Settlement an instant choice to be included in his book, The Fifty Best Books on Texas. The book details both sides of the tragic Council House Fight of 1840, the Battle of Adobe Walls, and the reluctance of the Comanches to accept Texas overtures to peace. Originally published in 1933, this edition includes 11,000 words that were left out of the original version. The author tells the story of one of the most feared Indian tribes from both the perspective of the Native Americans and the Whites. This book shows the history was not one-sided, and both share responsibility for the hostility and deaths that resulted. Of particular interest is the chapter on the famous Adobe Walls battle. It tells the story from the Comanche side of the battle and explains the fascinating background, especially the role of Isatai, the young Comanche medicine man and prophet who, convincing the leaders of his magic and visions, created the one final effort on the part of several tribes to reclaim their buffalo hunting grounds.

Comanche Magic

Author : Catherine Anderson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101514361
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Comanche Magic written by Catherine Anderson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Catherine Anderson comes the final novel in the Comanche series—the poignant story of a fallen woman and the man who sees her pure heart... Handsome, strong, and just a little bit dangerous, half-Comanche Chase Wolf is used to getting what he wants. So when he sees Franny—a golden-haired angel with deep green eyes, delicate features and the sweetest smile—he sets out to make her his. But far from the innocent she seems, Franny is the local “unfortunate” who services men above the Lucky Nugget saloon. The shocking truth sends Chase reeling... Long ago, circumstances forced Franny to make a terrible choice in order to provide for those she holds most dear. Now she lives a secret double life, respectable in one world, shunned in another, always fearful of discovery, forever marked by shame. But Chase’s persistnet love for Franny knows no bounds. He offers her a life she longs to claim and he won’t stop trying until her defenses have fallen, her heart is healed, and their love has triumphed.

Quanah Parker, Comanche Chief

Author : William T. Hagan
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806187107
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Quanah Parker, Comanche Chief written by William T. Hagan and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-11-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The son of white captive Cynthia Ann Parker, Quanah Parker rose from able warrior to tribal leader on the Comanche reservation. Between 1875 and his death in 1911, Quanah dealt with local Indian agents and with presidents and other high officials in Washington, facing the classic dilemma of a leader caught between the dictates of an occupying power and the wrenching physical and spiritual needs of his people. He maintained a remarkable blend of progressive and traditional beliefs, and contrary to government policy, he practiced polygamy and the peyote religion. In this crisp and readable biography, William T Hagan presents a well-balanced portrait of Quanah Parker, the chief, and Quanah, the man torn between two worlds.

Comanche Midnight

Author : Stephen Harrigan
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292730969
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Comanche Midnight written by Stephen Harrigan and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing timeless essays that capture vanished worlds and elusive perceptions, Stephen Harrigan is emerging as a national voice with an ever-expanding circle of enthusiastic readers. For those who have already experienced the pleasures of his writing—and especially for those who haven't—Comanche Midnight collects fifteen pieces that originally appeared in the pages of Texas Monthly, Travel Holiday, and Audubon magazines. The worlds Harrigan describes in these essays may be vanishing, but his writing invests them with an enduring reality. He ranges over topics from the past glories and modern-day travails of America's most legendary Indian tribe to the poisoning of Austin's beloved Treaty Oak, from the return-to-the-past realism of the movie set of Lonesome Dove to the intimate, off-season languor of Monte Carlo. If the personal essay can be described as journalism about that which is timeless, then Stephen Harrigan is a reporter of people, events, and places that will be as newsworthy years from now as they are today. Read Comanche Midnight and see if you don't agree.

Quanah Parker, Comanche Chief

Author : William T. Hagan
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806127729
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (277 download)

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Download or read book Quanah Parker, Comanche Chief written by William T. Hagan and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1995-09-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quanah Parker is a figure of almost mythical proportions on the Southern Plains. The son of Cynthia Parker, a white captive whose subsequent return to white society and early death had become a Texas frontier legend, Quanah rose from able warrior to tribal leader on the Comanche reservation. Other books about Quanah Parker have been incomplete, are outdated, or are lacking in scholarly analysis. William T. Hagan, the author of United States-Comanche Relations, knows Comanche history. This new biography, written in a crisp and readable style, is a well-balanced portrait of Quanah Parker, the chief, and Quanah, the man torn between two worlds. Between 1875 and his death in 1911, Quanah strove to cope with the changes confronting tribal members. Dealing with local Indian agents and with presidents and other high officials in Washington, he faced the classic dilemma of a leader caught between the dictates of an occupying power and the wrenching physical and spiritual needs of his people. Quanah was never one to decline the perquisites of leadership. Texas cattlemen who used his influence to gain access to reservation grass for their herds rewarded him liberally. They financed some of his many trips to Washington and helped him build a home that remains to this day a tourist attraction. Such was his fame that Teddy Roosevelt invited him to take part in his inaugural parade and subsequently intervened personally to help him and the Comanches as their reservation dissolved. Maintaining a remarkable blend of progressive and traditional beliefs, Quanah epitomized the Indian caught in the middle. Valued by almost all Indian agents with whom he dealt, he nevertheless practiced polygamy and the peyote religion - both contrary to government policy. Other Indians functioned as middlemen, but through his force and intelligence, and his romantic origins, Quanah Parker achieved unparalleled success and enduring renown. -- Publisher description

The Comanche Empire

Author : Pekka Hamalainen
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300145136
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Comanche Empire written by Pekka Hamalainen and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking history of the rise and decline of the vast and imposing Native American empire. In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, a Native American empire rose to dominate the fiercely contested lands of the American Southwest, the southern Great Plains, and northern Mexico. This powerful empire, built by the Comanche Indians, eclipsed its various European rivals in military prowess, political prestige, economic power, commercial reach, and cultural influence. Yet, until now, the Comanche empire has gone unrecognized in American history. This compelling and original book uncovers the lost story of the Comanches. It is a story that challenges the idea of indigenous peoples as victims of European expansion and offers a new model for the history of colonial expansion, colonial frontiers, and Native-European relations in North America and elsewhere. Pekka Hämäläinen shows in vivid detail how the Comanches built their unique empire and resisted European colonization, and why they fell to defeat in 1875. With extensive knowledge and deep insight, the author brings into clear relief the Comanches’ remarkable impact on the trajectory of history. 2009 Winner of the Bancroft Prize in American History “Cutting-edge revisionist western history…. Immensely informative, particularly about activities in the eighteenth century.”—Larry McMurtry, The New York Review of Books “Exhilarating…a pleasure to read…. It is a nuanced account of the complex social, cultural, and biological interactions that the acquisition of the horse unleashed in North America, and a brilliant analysis of a Comanche social formation that dominated the Southern Plains.”—Richard White, author of The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815

Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879

Author : Herman Lehmann
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879 written by Herman Lehmann and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1927 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Comanche

Author : Willard H. Rollings
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438103719
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book The Comanche written by Willard H. Rollings and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the culture, history, and changing fortunes of the Comanche Indians.

Comanche Cowboy

Author : Georgina Gentry
Publisher : Zebra Books
ISBN 13 : 1420138308
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Comanche Cowboy written by Georgina Gentry and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2014-05-16 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Georgina Gentry brings the West to life and gives her fans hours of true reading pleasure" (Romantic Times.) Now, she enchants us once again with the story of a desperate woman who must make the agonizing choice of saving her father—or the man she loves. . . COMANCHE COWBOY After some lowdown outlaws had holed up at her father's Texas ranch, Cayenne McBride knew that big, fearless half-breed Maverick Durango would be the perfect guide to lead her back home. And when he demanded that she give up her innocence in exchange for his protection, the lovely Lone Star beauty agreed, convinced she could keep her virtue intact. . . until she fell in love with him. Onyx-haired Maverick Durango could've whooped with joy when he discovered that the spirited, sexy gal who had hired him was his old enemy's daughter. First he would seduce Cayenne, then do in her father to complete his revenge. But Maverick never figured that before they reached their destination he'd become obsessed with the feisty redhead. Now all he craved were Cayenne's lips, Cayenne's laugh. . . and most of all, Cayenne's love. . . "Gentry's best book yet!" —Janelle Taylor on CHEYENNE SONG

Comanche Marker Trees of Texas

Author : Steve Houser
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1623494486
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book Comanche Marker Trees of Texas written by Steve Houser and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-23 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unprecedented effort to gather and share knowledge of the Native American practice of creating, designating, and making use of marker trees, an arborist, an anthropologist, and a Comanche tribal officer have merged their wisdom, research, and years of personal experience to create Comanche Marker Trees of Texas. A genuine marker tree is a rare find—only six of these natural and cultural treasures have been officially documented in Texas and recognized by the Comanche Nation. The latter third of the book highlights the characteristics of these six marker trees and gives an up-to-date history of each, displaying beautiful photographs of these long-standing, misshapen, controversial symbols that have withstood the tests of time and human activity. Thoroughly researched and richly illustrated with maps, drawings, and photographs of trees, this book offers a close look at the unique cultural significance of these living witnesses to our history and provides detailed guidelines on how to recognize, research, and report potential marker tree candidates.