Comanches
The History of a People
$46.33
- Paperback
592 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2010
Summary
The definitive history of a remarkable people, from their prehistoric origins to their destruction in the mid-19th century.
Authoritative and immediate, this is a brilliant account of the most powerful of the American Indian tribes. T. R. Fehrenbach traces the Comanches’ rise to power, from their prehistoric origins to their domination of the high plains for more than a century until their demise in the face of Anglo-American expansion.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099520559 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099520559 |
| Author: | T.R. Fehrenbach |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2010 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 132mm x 38mm |
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Critics Review
Marvellous
For a complete history of the Comanches, this book probably has no equal – Dee Brown, author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Fehrenbach is a highly interpretive and original writer, whose work rests on solid scholarship. His book ranges grandly across the disciplines from folklore to anthropology to history * Southwestern Historical Quarterly *
Marvellous * New York Times *
A compelling account…Vivid, poignant and authoritative * The Herald *
This is a very good book. Like virtually all good books about the American Indian, it tells a tragic story, but unlike many of them, it tells it well. The author has mastered an extensive and complex subject: he is flexible, well-organized, and sensitive – Larry McMurtry
This is history with a capital H… Read this book * The Times *
About The Author
T.R. Fehrenbach
T. R. Fehrenbach was born in San Benito, Texas, in 1925 and graduated from Princeton University in 1947. He has been a contributor to many publications, including Esquire, The Atlantic, The Saturday Evening Post, and The New Republic. He is the author of the best-selling Lone Star- A History of Texas and the Texans and Fire and Blood- A History of Mexico, among other works. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife, Lillian.
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