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'Killers of the Flower Moon' Read-Alikes
Native American Heritage Month Nonfiction
NYT - Indigenous Americans
Native American Heritage Month Nonfiction
NYT - Indigenous Americans
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Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. The second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever to come out of the Old West: 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 listeners may be more familiar with the names...
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc
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[1995]
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English
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Biography of Comanche Chief Quanah Parker, born in 1850, who led his warriors in battle against the encroaching white settlers and hunters until there was no longer any hope of winning, and then turned his attention to the bargaining table where he continued to fight on behalf of his people
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