Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches allbooks Yet rumors surrounding the death

Yet rumors surrounding the death of the Western have been greatly exaggerated

It is the only book-length oral history of a Navajo code talker in which the narrator relates his experiences in his own voice and words

From Cochise to Geronimo details the Chiricahuas' ordeal in maintaining their identity despite forced relocations

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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches allbooks Yet rumors surrounding the deathEmpire 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