Killing Cynthia Ann (First Edition)
Charles Brashear
Published by Texas Christian University Press, Fort Worth, TX, 1999
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First Edition. Author's first novel, about Cynthia Ann Parker, who was kidnapped as a girl and assimilated into the Noconi band of Native Americans. Jacket illustration by Barbara M. Whitehead. Light foxing to the top page edges and jacket verso, else about Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 134226
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Synopsis: Kidnapped as a girl and raised by the Comanches, Cynthia Ann Parker is "rescued" by Texans she considers kidnappers and is determined to escape back to the Comanches
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“Basing his fictional speculation on a careful reading of the historical record, Brashear chronicles the heartbreaking descent into despair of a proud woman who could not forget her warrior husband and two sons. . . [The public] will appreciate this engrossing novel, which can also supply a personal perspective to supplement history texts.” ~Library Journal
“Killing Cynthia Ann is a storehouse of period detail of daily life, including food, clothing, housing, and domestic economy, with an interesting emphasis on a woman’s role. Contemporary historical events, such as the frontier consequences of the Civil War, are neatly worked into the narrative.” ~Review of Texas Books
“One appreciates the fact that Brashear is a conscientious author who is careful of his sources. What he’s done is search out the most authentic records available, then build a novel by filling in imaginary details of emotions, relationships, conversation and background. The fictional device gives the reader a historical overview of the period, plus a vivid picture of a woman who lived with constant, unhealable heartache.”~Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“The story of Cynthia Ann’s abduction and recapture has been told many times, . . . but this book focuses on her life after her return to Anglo culture. Though presented as a novel, the story is well-researched.” Amarillo Sunday News-Globe
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Title: Killing Cynthia Ann (First Edition)
Publisher: Texas Christian University Press, Fort Worth, TX
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: First Edition.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Tight, clean. DJ shows minor rubbing. Seller Inventory # 231432
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition, hardcover. 209 pages. Very good with tail of spine bumped and faint crease on pages 207/208, in a fine dust jacket with light edgewear. Mylar cover on jacket. A novel about the last ten years of Cynthia Ann Parker's life, after she was freed from the Comanches and returned to her relatives. Seller Inventory # 010318
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Q5 - A first edition (co additional printing) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Charles Brashear to previous owner in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, old price label adhered on the back, some scattered light scratches, rubbing and scuffing, tanning and light shelf wear. Book lightly bowed and cocked, some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, some scattered light foxing on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 209 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. The saga of Cynthia Ann Parker is well known to historians of the Texas frontier and readers of historical fiction. Kidnapped from Parker's Fort near Mexia by raiding Comanches in 1836, she was completely assimilated into the Noconi band. She married tribal leader Peta Nocona and bore him two sons, Quanah and Pecos, and a daughter, Toh-Tsee-Ah. Late in 1860, she and toddler Topsannah (as the whites called her) were recaptured by Texas Rangers and returned to "civilization" and the extended Parker clan. Cynthia Ann never adapted to white culture. She was shunted from one Parker family to another, living in constant grief and doubt - about herself and her daughter and about the fate of her Comanche family still on the prairies. Convinced she was a captive of the Texans, Cynthia Ann was determined to escape to the high plains and the Comanche way. The Parkers neither cared for nor understood Cynthia Ann's obsession with returning to her homeland and her people. Several novels have been written about Cynthia Ann's capture and her life with the tribe, but the decade that Cynthia Ann spent among her kin in the villages and countryside of North Texas has not been explored in fiction or serious historical study. Charles Brashear's thoroughly researched and vividly realistic novel, Killing Cynthia Ann, tells the story as it might have happened and turns it into a compelling and unforgettable drama. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 2212ec1369
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