Quanah Parker and the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history Gwynne, S. C. (Samuel C.) 1953- creator text bibliography biography nyu New York Scribner 2010 1st Scribner hardcover ed. monographic eng

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viii, 371 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm. The story of Quannah Parker, the last and greatest chief of the Comanches. 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. S.C. Gwynne. Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-355) and index. n-usp-- 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 E99.C85 P3835 2010 978.004/974572 B 9781416591054 (hardcover) 1416591052 (hardcover) 2009049747 DLC 110610 20190501190039.0 424555364