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evapk's review against another edition
4.0
This is a well researched and written historical account. I would add that some very graphic brutality is described, so if that might bother you, this book isn’t for you.
annikalmolitor's review against another edition
4.0
Horrifically gruesome and heart wrenching, but full of interesting information and life stories.
rachelpom00's review against another edition
Some of the rhetoric used in this book was harmful and racist. It was interesting to learn about this area of history, but I am not interested in another account of the white perspective on “civilizing” the western US.
abbeyhar103's review against another edition
4.0
A fascinating history of the gradual expansion of whites into Texas and the depletion of the Comanche tribe. Really help put things about the era in context. It can be hard in the modern era to picture how vast the prairie seemed, or how tribes like the Comanches managed to evade whites for so many decades, especially in the time period of guns, trains and other technology.
Two things: as other reviewers have mentioned, the book certainly has a white perspective, occasionally bordering on racism. Secondly, the overarching timeline and connection of the story lines could occasionally be hard to follow, but that second was just minor.
Two things: as other reviewers have mentioned, the book certainly has a white perspective, occasionally bordering on racism. Secondly, the overarching timeline and connection of the story lines could occasionally be hard to follow, but that second was just minor.
heavilyinvolved's review against another edition
3.0
The Comanches were as rugged as they get. Fascinating look into their culture and way of life. A little slow at times, but still a really interesting story. I had fun reading this book.
dale_kooyenga's review against another edition
5.0
Recommended by my brother Russell this book was amazing. I even experienced completing the book while stationed at Fort Sam Houston which is part of the books rich landscape. I have a new appreciation for the vastness of America's West and the atrocities committed by both native American's and whites on the Frontiers. There are few, if any, angels in these stories.
This is not a story of one man, it's a story of entire nation's collapsing their culture into the new reality of the reservation life. Quanah Parker is a fascinating character, but the book is full of characters that are also fascinating in their own right.
Simply an outstanding book.
This is not a story of one man, it's a story of entire nation's collapsing their culture into the new reality of the reservation life. Quanah Parker is a fascinating character, but the book is full of characters that are also fascinating in their own right.
Simply an outstanding book.