Published by Scribner's, NY, 2010
ISBN 10: 1416591052 ISBN 13: 9781416591054
Seller: Blacks Bookshop: Member of CABS 2017, IOBA, SIBA, ABA, Argillite, KY, U.S.A.
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First Edition
Hardcover_boards. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. 40TH PRINTING W/DJ IN MYLAR. . 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. Secure ship 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.
Published by Scribner, 2010
ISBN 10: 1416591052 ISBN 13: 9781416591054
Seller: Limestone Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. NF/VG. First edition, later printing. 371 pp.
Published by Scribner, New York, New York, 2011
ISBN 10: 1416591060 ISBN 13: 9781416591061
Seller: Dallas Surplus Stacks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine Soft cover Book, Flawless, Signed to title page,1st ed1st pt in a protective sleeve. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Scribner, 2010
ISBN 10: 1416591052 ISBN 13: 9781416591054
Seller: Limestone Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. NF/NF. First edition, later printing. Signed by author (signature only) on title page. 371 pp. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Scribner, New York, 2010
ISBN 10: 1416591052 ISBN 13: 9781416591054
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 1-10 number line. Very scarce in the first printing. Solid and tight, looks once read. Two consecutive pages have a mild crease.
Published by Scribner, [2010]., New York, 2010
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
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.
Published by Scribner, New York , New York, 2010
ISBN 10: 1416591052 ISBN 13: 9781416591054
Seller: Dallas Surplus Stacks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine Book & Jacket, Signed with Provenance to buyer, First Edition, Second Print, in a protective cover. Signed by Author(s).