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The Comanches: Lords Of The South Plains (Volume 34) (The Civilization Of The American Indian Series)
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The Fierce Bands Of Comanche Indians, On The Testimony Of Their Contemporaries, Both Red And White, Numbered Some Of The Most Splendid Horsemen The World Has Ever Produced. Often The Terror Of Other Tribes, Who, On Finding A Comanche Footprint In The Western Plains Country, Would Turn And Go In The Other Direction, They Were Indeed The Lords Of The South Plains.For More Than A Century And A Half, Since They Had First Moved Into The Southwest From The North, The Comanches Raided And Pillaged And Repelled All Efforts To Encroach On Their Hunting Grounds. They Decimated The Pueblo Of Pecos, Within Thirty Miles Of Santa F. The Spanish Frontier Settlements Of New Mexico Were Happy Enough To Let The Raiding Comanches Pass Without Hindrance To Carry Their Terrorizing Forays Into Old Mexico, A Thousand Miles Down To Durango. The Comanches Fought The Texans, Made Off With Their Cattle, Burned Their Homes, And Effectively Made Their Own Lands Unsafe For The White Settlers. They Fought And Defeated At One Time Or Another The Utes, Pawnees, Osages, Tonkawas, Apaches, And Navahos.These Were The People, The Spartans Of The Prairies, The Once Mighty Force Of Comanches, A Surprising Number Of Whom Survive Today. More Than Twentyfive Hundred Live In The Midst Of An Alien Culture Which As Grown Up Around Them. This Book Is The Story Of That Tribethe Great Traditions Of The Warfare, Life, And Institutions Of Another Century That Are Today Vivid Memories Among Its Elders.Despite Their Prolonged Resistance, The Comanches, Too, Had To Come In. On A Sultry Summer Day In June 1875, A Small Band Of Starving Tribesmen Straggled In To Fort Sill, Near The Wichita Mountains In What Is Now The Southwestern Part Of The State Of Oklahoma. There They Surrendered To The Military Authorities.So Ended The Reign Of The Comanches On The Southwestern Frontier. Their Horses Had Been Captured And Destroyed; The Buffalo Were Gone; Most Of Their Tipis Had Been Burned. They Had Held Out To The End, But The Time Had Now Come For Them To Submit To The United States Government Demands.
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- Q: What are the dimensions of the book? A: The book measures five point thirty-nine inches in length, zero point ninety-one inches in width, and eight point twenty-seven inches in height.
- Q: How many pages does 'The Comanches: Lords of the South Plains' have? A: The book contains four hundred sixteen pages, providing an in-depth exploration of Comanche history.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: This book is published in paperback binding, making it lightweight and portable.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of the book is Ernest Wallace, who presents a detailed account of the Comanche tribe.
- Q: What is the category of this book? A: The book falls under the category of Native American literature, focusing on the history of the Comanches.
- Q: What is the primary topic covered in this book? A: The primary topic is the history and culture of the Comanche Indians, detailing their warfare and lifestyle.
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