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Known for: Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
Empire of the Summer Moon narra la historia épica de la nación comanche, su dominio sobre las llanuras del sur y su resistencia feroz frente a la expansión estadounidense. Centrado en la figura de Quanah Parker, el último jefe comanche, el libro explora el choque entre dos civilizaciones y la transformación del Oeste americano.
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The Comanche Ascendancy
To understand the rise of Quantah Parker, you must first understand the world that produced him. The Southern Plains were once the least hospitable land in North America—a vast, wind-scoured region stretching from the Rocky Mountains to present-day Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Yet it was here that t...
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The Parker Raid and Cynthia Ann’s Capture
The Parker family, settlers from Illinois, represented the courage and naivety of the frontier spirit. In 1836, they built Fort Parker near the Navasota River, confident in their own resilience and in the proximity of the Texas Rangers. But the illusion of safety on the frontier was always thin. Tha...
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About S. C. Gwynne
S. C. Gwynne es un periodista y escritor estadounidense, conocido por su trabajo en Time y Texas Monthly. Su obra combina investigación histórica rigurosa con narrativa vívida, y ha sido finalista del Premio Pulitzer y del National Book Critics Circle Award.
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