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

Wow what a fascinating depiction of the history of plains Indians and of course in particular the Comanche tribe. The intersections of the horse tribe’s way of life and the encroaching American frontier were extremely interesting and oftentimes violent. Competing desires of the different people led to dramatic and bloody encounters. Really enjoyed the detailed descriptions and characterizations of prominent characters involved on all sides of the history. Discussions of forced reservation life also generate a lot of empathy for natives and what they have been forced to endured through displacement and the erasure of the buffalo.