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
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- Summary
- A stunning historical account of the battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West--in the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
- Extent
- viii, 371 pages, 8 unnumbered pages 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
- 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
- Isbn
- 9781416591054
- 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
-
- trueParker, Quanah, Comanche chief, 1847-1911
- Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911
- trueRace relations
- trueThe West (United States) -- History -- 1890-1945
- trueThe West (United States) -- History -- 19th century
- trueWar
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945
- West (U.S.) -- Race relations
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueBattles
- trueChiefs (Political anthropology) -- Biography
- trueComanche Indians
- Comanche Indians -- History
- Comanche Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- trueComanche Indians -- Wars
- trueFrontier and pioneer life -- The West (United States)
- Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Westward expansion
- trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts | American Indian Wars
- trueIndians of North America -- Wars
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A stunning historical account of the battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West--in the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
- 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
- Award
-
- Oklahoma Book Award for Nonfiction, 2011.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2010
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 348037
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gwynne, S. C.
- Dewey number
-
- 978.004/974572
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E99.C85
- LC item number
- P3835 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Parker, Quanah
- Comanche Indians
- Comanche Indians
- Comanche Indians
- Frontier and pioneer life
- West (U.S.)
- West (U.S.)
- West (U.S.)
- West (U.S.)
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- Quanah Parker and the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history
- 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
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-355) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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 -- 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
- Control code
- 17766684
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
- Extent
- viii, 371 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781416591054
- Lccn
- 2009049747
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)ocn424555364
- (OCoLC)424555364
- 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
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-355) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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 -- 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
- Control code
- 17766684
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
- Extent
- viii, 371 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781416591054
- Lccn
- 2009049747
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn424555364
- (OCoLC)424555364
Subject
- trueParker, Quanah, Comanche chief, 1847-1911
- Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911
- trueRace relations
- trueThe West (United States) -- History -- 1890-1945
- trueThe West (United States) -- History -- 19th century
- trueWar
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945
- West (U.S.) -- Race relations
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueBattles
- trueChiefs (Political anthropology) -- Biography
- trueComanche Indians
- Comanche Indians -- History
- Comanche Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- trueComanche Indians -- Wars
- trueFrontier and pioneer life -- The West (United States)
- Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Westward expansion
- trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts | American Indian Wars
- trueIndians of North America -- Wars
Genre
Included in
- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Indigenous Americans
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2010
- trueOklahoma Book Awards: Nonfiction Category
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