Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History (71 page)

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Authors: S. C. Gwynne

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punitive expeditions against,
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–11,
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–72,
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–88,
100
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–59,
165
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180
–81,
207
–21,
235
–57,
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raids by,
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ransoms paid to,
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–23,
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rape by,
17
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104
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106
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Red River sanctuary of,
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religious beliefs of,
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87
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reputation of,
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–7

on reservations,
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rites of passage in,
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scalping by,
17
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156
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231
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shields of,
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slaves of,
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social structure of,
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27
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–11,
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222
–23,
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songs of,
28
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197

southern tribes of,
109
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229
–30,
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n

Spanish conflicts with,
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23
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n
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starvation of,
164

striking range of,
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–32,
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–59

surrender of,
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274
,
283
–87

taboos of,
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territory of,
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–10,
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Texan conflicts of,
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–72,
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tipis used by,
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101
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171
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215
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239
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torture used by,
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trading by,
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treaties with,
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–34,
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–41,
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–96,
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tribal alliances of,
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tribal bands of,
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see also specific bands

tribal enemies of,
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villages of,
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visions of,
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war chiefs of,
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warfare by,
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war regalia of,
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warrior culture of,
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war whoops by,
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–44

water sources of,
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white prejudice against,
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women of,
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see also specific individuals and tribes

Comanches of the Woods,
91

Comanche Springs,
201
–2

Comanche Trace,
115
,
202

Concho, Fort,
204
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240
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257
,
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,
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–78,
284

Congress, U.S.,
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–34,
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Congressional Medal of Honor,
10
–11,
244
,
270

conquistadors,
28
–29,
53
–54

Cooper, Fort,
174
,
178
–79

Cooper, James Fenimore,
51
,
91

Cornett, Edward,
165

Corning, A. F.,
190
,
316

Coronado, Francisco V´squez de,
6
,
29
,
246

Cortés, Hern´n,
29
,
54
,
55
,
67

Council House Fight (1840),
84
–88,
91
,
92
,
94
,
107
,
111
,
114

council houses,
42
–43

Court of Indian Offenses,
299

Coushattas,
77

cowboys,
204
,
262

Cox, Emmet,
318

Cox, Mike,
81

Crazy Horse,
44
,
305

Creeks,
5
,
75
,
77
,
209
,
210
,
211
,
228

Crook, George,
79

Crosby, Nancy,
95
,
99

Crosbyton, Tex.,
249

Cross Timbers,
36
,
157

Crowell, Tex.,
153

Crows,
31
,
45

Cuartelejo Apaches,
56

Cuerno Verde, Chief,
69
–71,
122
,
208

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