57 pages 1 hour read

S.C. Gwynne

Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2010

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Essay Topics

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The author does not make much apology for the descriptions of violence in the book, arguing that they are necessary to understand the Comanches and the situation in that time period. Do you support this claim?

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Aside from the cultures mentioned in this guide, what other cultures from history, from other parts of the world, might be comparable to the Comanches? Discuss.

3.

How might the war against the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains have transpired differently had people learned from John Hays rather than having to relearn how to properly combat them?

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