Two weeks ago (November 8, 2019), I had the opportunity to hear the author, S.C. Gwynne, speak about this book at a local bookstore. While I have at best a layman's interest in the Civil War, I was impressed with Gwynne's presentation, so much so that I put in a request with my neighborhood library ...
Very factual but overall underwhelming. Very little of the book dealt with Quanah, while most of it dealt with military events in unnecessarily minute detail. The writing quality at the sentence level was often confusing and sloppy. The "real story" should have been (SPOILER ALERT) Quanah Parker'...
I picked up Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Tribe in American History by S.C. Gwynne because it has some relevance to me since Quanah Parker was born very close to where I grew up. Oklahoma has a lot of Native American history, and I...
Now this seems to be okay - the first big tick goes to the un.automated voiceNot really finding out about objective facts about the Comanches as a people or culture. Contents:Scalp, Rape, Scalp, Rape,Axe, Scalp, Spear,Flay,Rape, Scalp ad infinitum1.5*
Pulitzer nominee. Like the idea, but I'd like to see a review or two.
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