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Gwynne’s *Empire of the Summer Moon* details the history of the Comanche people, particularly during the 18th and 19th centuries. It examines their dominance over the American Southwest through a compelling narrative centered on Quanah Parker, a mixed-race leader who skillfully navigated conflict be...
Written by Larry McMurtry in 1997, Comanche Moon is a notable Western novel that serves as the sweeping prequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove.
Benjamin Capps's 1966 novel following a young white girl captured by Comanches who gradually assimilates into the tribe while grappling with competing cultural identities.
T.V. Olsen's 1969 western novel about a cavalry officer escorting Cheyenne captives across the plains; adapted as the controversial 1970 film Soldier Blue.
Benjamin Capps's novel about a young Comanche man struggling to adapt to reservation life as the traditional ways of his people are dismantled by U.S. government policy.
Adobe Walls is a historical Western novel distinguished by its dramatic retelling of the iconic 1874 Texas battle between Native American warriors and pioneer buffalo hunters.
Matt Braun's 1972 novel based on the true story of Britt Johnson, a Black Texan who negotiated with Comanche raiders in the 1860s for the return of captives taken from his family.
