Gwynne's Empire of the Summer Moon. Sample Key Takeaways: 1 October 3, marked the beginning of the end of the bloody Indian wars in America, which had been going on for years since the first landing of the European settlers. The government sent in General Ranald Mackenzie, a Civil War veteran, to teach the other soldiers how to fight the Indians.
Gwynne, Empire of the Summer Moon S. Webb mentioned in one chapter that the Comanche tribes had been a barrier to white settlement, something Gwynne, a northerner, had never heard of. Intrigued, he began reading more books about the tribe, such as T.
Having already written two nonfiction books, he decided to make the Comanches the subject of his third. He reasoned that if he found their history exciting and novel, other non-Texans, including New York editors, would have the same reaction. Interview with author S.
Over the next few decades, Texas forgot everything the Rangers had learned about Indian fighting. Texas and the United States fell back on traditional military tactics and peace negotiations. This page guide for "Empire of the Summer Moon" by S. Gwynne includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 22 chapters, as well as several more in-depth sections of expert-written literary analysis. Selling Money Author : Samuel C. Score: 2. Beaty and Gwynne's riveting first-person account not only puts all the pieces together for the first time, but brings to life the cloak-and-dagger intrigue that surrounded their investigation.
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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.
Hailed by critics, S. Empire of the Summer Moon announces him as a major new writer of American history. The second is 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 just how and when the American West opened up. Against this backdrop Gwynne presents the compelling drama of Cynthia Ann Parker, a nine-year-old girl who was kidnapped by Comanches in She grew to love her captors and became infamous as the "White Squaw" who refused to return until her tragic capture by Texas Rangers in More famous still was her son Quanah, a warrior who was never defeated and whose guerrilla wars in the Texas Panhandle made him a legend.
Gwynne's account of these events is meticulously researched, intellectually provocative, and, above all, thrillingly told. Now, Pulitzer Prize finalist S. Gwynne breathes new life into the epic battle between Robert E.
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