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benmak319's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
qjbrown96's review against another edition
5.0
Easily the best history book I’ve ever read. It’s crazy the absolute horrific atrocities that humans have done to each other and this wasn’t 200 years ago. The narrative of today’s history is “look what the evil white man did to the poor innocent natives” when there is so much more to the story then you could ever perceive on your own. Yes the white man did horrible, awful things to innocents but the sheer barbarism the Native warriors not only did to innocent whites, but to other tribes, is something out of a nightmare.
This book tells more about the Comanches as a whole more than Quanah Parker but I’m honestly glad of that since he’s probably the least interesting part of the whole book. The story sheds some light on how tragic frontier life was. Cynthia Ann Parker being abducted several times, living a life of misery. Quanah living a life of vengeance. Pioneers and natives facing horrific murders. It really is a sad story but extremely interesting and I would recommend to anyone.
This book tells more about the Comanches as a whole more than Quanah Parker but I’m honestly glad of that since he’s probably the least interesting part of the whole book. The story sheds some light on how tragic frontier life was. Cynthia Ann Parker being abducted several times, living a life of misery. Quanah living a life of vengeance. Pioneers and natives facing horrific murders. It really is a sad story but extremely interesting and I would recommend to anyone.
cronchychomp's review against another edition
4.0
fantastic pop history book thats backed up by a ton of sources. only docking a star due to slight derision of Natives (using terms like barbarians, calling them Stone Age savages, etc.). it wasnt super noticeable but there is a smidge of bias to be sure.
suebrownreads's review against another edition
4.0
This was a hard book to read. Very graphic on brutal details of killings, captures and torture. The Comanche were a fierce people, and I am glad that I have learned more about them and their history. Another story about the unfortunate tragedies and civilizations left behind in the wake of manifest destiny.
joshlegere's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0