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1) The Comanche
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
©2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An exploration of the Comanche Indians, discussing their use of horses, work of women, housing, vision quests, and more.
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English
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"In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a stunningly vivid historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West, centering on Quanah, the greatest Comanche chief of them all. S.C. Gwynne's 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...
3) The son
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching portrait of the bloody price of power, this is a novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American West through the lives of the McCulloughs, an ambitious family as resilient and dangerous as the land they claim. Spring, 1849. Eli McCullough is thirteen years old when a marauding band of Comanches takes him captive. Brave and clever, Eli quickly adapts to life among the Comanches,...
Author
Series
Lonesome Dove saga volume Prequel
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Two youthful Texas Rangers, Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call, battle heat, thirst, bandits, Indians, and the Mexican Army in an expedition to New Mexico during the early days of the Texas Republic. By the author of Lonesome Dove.
5) Slaughter
Author
Series
Crow Feather series volume 1
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
Two ways of life collide when a Comanche warrior and a buffalo hunter meet on the southern plains.
6) The Comanche
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
"The Comanche are a fascinating people with an intriguing history. Settling on the South Plains of the United States on what would become known as the Comancheria, the Comanche trace their tribal origins to a Bering Strait migration and a union with the Shoshone. Earning a reputation as the fiercest of fighters, the greatest of horse riders, and the "Lords of the Plains," these people ruled the Comancheria for a 150-year period, striking fear into...
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