Empire Summer Moon Quanah by Gwynne (170 results)

Condition: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Audio CD. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, later printing. Hard cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine book in like unclipped DJ. 371pp inc. Bibliography, Index. 384 p. Book.

audioCD. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.

PAPERBACK. Condition: NEW. Scribner Book Co. PAPERBACK. 0. . NEW.

Hardcover_boards. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. 40TH PRINTING. Physical Info: 1.4" H x 9.4" L x 6.5" W (1.25 lbs) 384 pages. Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Maps, Illustrated, Table of Contents, Price on Product, Initial Print Run: 60000. Email seller at time of purchase if you would like this DJ in clear mylar free of charge. Secure ship in cardboard w/track #. This stunning historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West "is nothing short of a revelation.will leave dust and blood on your jeans" (The New York Times Book Review). 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 readers may be more familiar with the tribal names Apache and Sioux, it was in fact the legendary fighting ability of the Comanches that determined when the American West opened up. Comanche boys became adept bareback riders by age six; full Comanche braves were considered the best horsemen who ever rode. They were so masterful at war and so skillful with their arrows and lances that they stopped the northern drive of colonial Spain from Mexico and halted the French expansion westward from Louisiana. White settlers arriving in Texas from the eastern United States were surprised to find the frontier being rolled backward by Comanches incensed by the invasion of their tribal lands. The war with the Comanches lasted four decades, in effect holding up the development of the new American nation. Gwynne's exhilarating account delivers a sweeping narrative that encompasses Spanish colonialism, the Civil War, the destruction of the buffalo herds, and the arrival of the railroads, and the amazing story of Cynthia Ann Parker and her son Quanah--a historical feast for anyone interested in how the United States came into being. Hailed by critics, S. C. Gwynne's account of these events is meticulously researched, intellectually provocative, and, above all, thrillingly told. Empire of the Summer Moon announces him as a major new writer of American history.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Scribner edition stated but his is an 8th printing. A fine copy in a fine DJ, now protected in removable archival mylar. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #143.

Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.

Hardccover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Later Printing. Nice copy. Unmarked, tight and square. Price intact jacket has short closed tear on rear panel and light wear at a few edges but no paper loss. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: New.

reprint stiff wrappers Nice Copy octavo viii + 371pp., b/w plates, maps, notes, bibliog., index,

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. DJ: As New Book: As New.

First edition. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Two-tone paper over boards, titles stamped in gold gilt on the spine, viii [2], 371 [2] pp., illustrated from photographs, portraits, notes, bibliography, index. This book was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and tells the story in two parts. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful 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. As New in dust jacket.