The Comanche empire /
Discusses the power wielded by the Comanches in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in the southern Great Plains, the Southwest, and northern Mexico, covering their military ability, political dominance, and commercial and cultural influence as they resisted European colonization until their def...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
2008.
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| Series: | Lamar series in western history.
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| Summary: | Discusses the power wielded by the Comanches in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in the southern Great Plains, the Southwest, and northern Mexico, covering their military ability, political dominance, and commercial and cultural influence as they resisted European colonization until their defeat in 1875. |
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| Item Description: | "Published in association with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University." |
| Physical Description: | viii, 500 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Awards: | Merle Curti Award, 2009; Kate Broocks Bates Award, 2008; Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize, 2008. Recognition for the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature, 2008. Bancroft Prize, 2009. Western History Association John C. Ewers Award, 2010. Western History Association Caughey-Western History Association Prize, 2009. Association of American Publishers PROSE Award, 2008. Recognition for the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature, 2009. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-474) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300126549 0300126549 9780300151176 0300151179 |