Empire of the Summer Moon

[Wahkahchim]

I'm reading this, and so far it's fascinating. Any comments? http://www.amazon.com/Empire-Summer-Moon-Comanches-Powerful/dp/1416591060/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323501903&sr=8-1

[Caleb Hobbs]

I was hoping someone would chime in here, Wahkahchim. I just briefly scanned the book last summer and thought it looked slanted, but a couple of minutes isn't a fair assessment. I'd like to hear what someone knowledgeable on the Comanche Nation thinks.

[Dances With Coyotes]

There's athread in the historical society going on about it. Great book. Last I heard they are making a movie from it.

[G.W. Strong]

I just finished it and I loved it. It was available on CD and I listened to is on my drive to and from work.

[Hess Coakley]

One of the best books I've ever read. A friend loaned me a copy, before I was halfway finished with it I went out and bought my own copy.

[jtex]

Empire of the Summer Moon was a an excellant read. After moving to Texas some years ago, I began reading everything I could on the Comanche Nation. Unintentionally, I first began reading the more non-fiction type books such as "Comanches" and Comanche Empire. For me, this gave me a baseline of their history that then allowed me to better filter the fiction from fact in the other authors offerings. What really amazes me is lack of interest / awareness of most people today in this area of Texas and of what went on here some 150 years ago. I really enjoy taking short trips to historic sites, either marked or unmarked around central and north Texas. The true history of such persons as Herman Lehman, Clinton Smith and of course Cynthia Ann Parker whom were all captured and lived with the Comanches are fasinating and really good reading.

Here are some recommendations that do fill in the blanks with fiction but are very well done: Captured by Scott Zesch, Ride the Wind by Lucia Robson, Texas Ranger by Jeffery Robenalt.

Not to offend anyone, but in my opinion, the Comanches were the most formidable Ameraindian Nation on the plains.

[Quickdraw]

I don't know about this book--as I haven't read it, but STAKED PLAIN by Tolbert is about as accurate as historical fiction can get about the Comanches.

It is supposed to be "fiction", but the author had as a sunday school teacher---one of the old Comanche chiefs. I believe these are the old man's stories that are set in the book.

The book is also edited for accuracy by my old Texas Tech prof, Dr Wallace. He interviewed the old horseback Comanches in the 20s.

You can still find paparback copies of this treasure on Amazon.

Ed

[Oregon Bill]

I'm halfway through this book right now, and I agree it is extremely well written, and the subject matter is fascinating. When a tot, I would visit my great grandmother, born in 1859. She had lived on a ranch on the Canadian, and I was told I could ask about horse and buggy days, but never to ask her about the Comanches. Now I understand why. She died when I was about 6 years old.

[Trap]

 Just got it on audio book for the upcoming trip to the NCOWS convention.   jt

[buckskin billy]

my daughter got me this book for fathers day. i'm on chapter five and am enjoying it very much