Comanche Dawn

Author : Mike Blakely
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780812548334
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( 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).

Author : Jake Shipley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780719812323
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comanche Dawn written by Jake Shipley and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out chasing outlaws Texas Ranger Cal Avery comes across a wrecked stagecoach, and a dead man and woman nearby. In a gully, under a juniper bush, lies another young woman, thrown clear when the coach went over and who cannot remember anything.When a cavalry supply train comes along with Avery’s old friend, Jumbo Jepson, as the lead teamster, he decides that travelling with them is the best course of action. But in Cal’s absence, unscrupulous Indian Agent, Jake Elkins, has bribed men to swear that Cal has gunned down two innocent men in cold blood, and now there is a warrant out for his arrest. The travellers must head for the safety of Fort Griffin, avoiding the pursuing Indians, and the corrupt law, who are trying to halt their progress….

Author : Pekka Hämäläinen
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300151179
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( 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.

Author : Stephen Harrigan
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292730969
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( 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.

Author : S. C. Gwynne
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416597158
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( 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.

Author : Larry McMurtry
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684857553
Total Pages : 720 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comanche Moon written by Larry McMurtry and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000-10-17 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against the bitter frontier strife between Texans and the Comanche, Texas Rangers Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call battle Buffalo Hump, the enigmatic war chief, and Gus' long-time nemesis, Blue Duck.

Author : Fabio
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780380777624
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comanche written by Fabio and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easterner Maggie Donovan trembles with pleasure at her first glimpse of Bronson Kane--unaware that this dangerously handsome Texas racher whom she has traveled across a country to wed sight unseen is, in reality, a half-breed Comanche known as White Wolf.

Author : Catherine Anderson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101514361
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( 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.

Author : Newman Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781432785031
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comanche Dawn written by Newman Young and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "HUNDREDS OF INDIANS OUT FRONT, SHUT THE BIG GATE TO THE FORT" One of the most terrifying and tragic events in Texas History was the Comanche and Kiowa Indian attack and massacre at Fort Parker in 1836.Nine year old Cynthia Ann Parker and her five year old brother John, were captured by the Comanche Indians. Five inhabitants of the fort were killed, scalped, and mutilated. A total of five people were captured and others were chased into the woods. This book, Comanche Dawn, is a history of life and events through the years following the attack and massacre. Cynthia Ann Parker was adopted by the Comanche tribe and later married Chief Peta Nocona. They had three children. The oldest son, Quanah, became one of the greatest Comanche chiefs. The book tells of Indian raids on the Texas settlements, the battles between the Comanche and the U.S. Cavalry, and a complete history of the Comanche Indians known as Lords of the Southern Plains. Let's saddle the horses and take a ride back in time to the Texas Frontier, 1836.

Author : Genell Dellin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780380767175
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comanche Wind written by Genell Dellin and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: