The Comanches : lords of the south plains
Ernest Wallace (Author), E. Adamson Hoebel (Author)
This book is the story of "The People", the spartans of the prairies, who at one time fought and defeated the Utes, Pawnees, Osages, Tonkawas, Apaches, and Navahos. They ruled an area that included Texas, Oklahoma, portions of New Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas, and effectively made living unsafe for white settlers
Print Book, English, 1952
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University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1952
Civilization of the American Indian series, v. 34, 34
Americana West (U.S.)
xvii, 381 pages : illustrations (black and white), portraits, map ; 24 cm.
9780806102498, 0806102497
1175397
Comanchería
The people
The horse and the buffalo
Food, clothing, and dwellings
At work and play
From cradle to grave
The search for power
Cosmogony and folk beliefs
Government and law
Warfare
The lords of the south plains
On the reservation