02141cam a2200517 4500 157498438 TxAuBib 20130111120000.0 091124s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009049747 9781416591061 pbk. 1416591060 pbk. 9781416597155 ebook 1416597158 ebook 9781416591054 trade 1416591052 trade (OCoLC)424555364 DLC DLC ICrlF 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. 1st Scribner hardcover ed. New York : Scribner, 2010. viii, 371 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-355) and index. Publisher's Weekly, February 2010. Booklist, April 2010. Kirkus Review, February 2010. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. Kirkus Review. Tells the story of Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the Comanches, and describes how the Comanches, masterful at horsemanship and war, stopped the northern drive of colonial Spain and the westward expansion of the French, and held back the American frontier. Adult Follett Library Resources. Adult. 20110920. Parker, Quanah 1845?-1911. Comanche Indians Kings and rulers Biography. 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. West (U.S) History. TXEUL