Comanches: The History of a People - Brossura

Fehrenbach, T R

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ISBN 10: 1844137554 ISBN 13: 9781844137558

Casa editrice: Pimlico, 2005

Riassunto

Authoritative and immediate, this is a brilliant account of the most powerful of the American Indian tribes. T. R. Fehrenbach traces the Comanches' rise to power, from their prehistoric origins to their domination of the high plains for more than a century until their demise in the face of Anglo-American expansion. Master horseback riders who lived in teepees and hunted bison, the Comanches were stunning orators, disciplined warriors, and the finest makers of arrows. They lived by a strict legal code and worshipped within a cosmology of magic. As he portrays the Comanche lifestyle, Fehrenbach re-creates their doomed battle against European encroachment. While they destroyed the Spanish dream of colonizing North America and blocked the French advance into the Southwest, the Comanches ultimately fell before the Texas Rangers and the U. S. Army in the great raids and battles of the mid-nineteenth century. This is a classic American story, vividly and poignantly told, of the 'true human beings', as they called themselves, who rode into modern history in a headlong collision with western civilization.

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Descrizione del libro:

The definitive history of a remarkable people, from their prehistoric origins to their destruction in the mid-19th century

L'autore:

T. R. Fehrenbach was born in San Benito, Texas, in 1925 and graduated from Princeton University in 1947. He has been a contributor to many publications, including Esquire, The Atlantic, The Saturday Evening Post, and The New Republic. He is the author of the best-selling Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans and Fire and Blood: A History of Mexico, among other works. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife, Lillian.

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• Editore: Pimlico
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1844137554
• ISBN 13: 9781844137558
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 592