"Empire of the Summer Moon" tells the story of Quanah Parker, the last chief of the Comanches. His mother was kidnapped as a child and stayed with the tribe, marrying and having 2 children. Quanah had a long history as both a very good Indian warrior (the author refers to Native Americans as Indians throughout the entire book) and became extremely respected in his later life by both Indians and Whites.

The book paints an often gruesome picture of the way the Indians were mistreated and how the Whites tried to wipe them from the face of the earth, all in the name of Western expansion...making it, for me at least, a very difficult book to read. The Comanches are regarded as the most powerful Indian tribe ever, and after reading this book, I cannot argue with that assessment.

- Robb