Authors: S. C. Gwynne
Tags: #State & Local, #Kings and Rulers, #Native American, #Social Science, #Native American Studies, #Native Americans, #West (AK; CA; CO; HI; ID; MT; NV; UT; WY), #Wars, #Frontier and Pioneer Life, #General, #United States, #Ethnic Studies, #19th Century, #Southwest (AZ; NM; OK; TX), #Biography & Autobiography, #Comanche Indians, #West (U.S.), #Discrimination & Race Relations, #Biography, #History
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)
punitive expeditions against,
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–72,
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–88,
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raids by,
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rape by,
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religious beliefs of,
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on reservations,
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rites of passage in,
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social structure of,
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Spanish conflicts with,
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starvation of,
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taboos of,
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territory of,
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Texan conflicts of,
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–78,
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tipis used by,
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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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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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warfare by,
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warrior culture of,
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–34,
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–44,
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–98,
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–44,
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–66,
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women of,
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see also specific individuals and tribes
Comanches of the Woods,
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Comanche Springs,
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–2
Cornett, Edward,
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council houses,
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–43
Court of Indian Offenses,
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Coushattas,
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Cox, Emmet,
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Cox, Mike,
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Crook, George,
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Crosbyton, Tex.,
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Crowell, Tex.,
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Cuartelejo Apaches,
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