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Author:
Carlson, Paul Howard.
Title:
Myth, memory, and massacre : the Pease River capture of Cynthia Ann Parker / Paul H. Carlson and Tom Crum.
Publisher:
Texas Tech University Press,
Copyright Date:
c2010
Description:
xix, 195 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Pease River, Battle of, Tex., 1860.
Comanche Indians--Texas--History--19th century.
Massacres--Texas--History--19th century.
Parker, Cynthia Ann,--1827?-1864.
Texas Rangers--History--19th century.
Indian captivities--Texas.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Investigates the so-called 'Battle of Pease River' and December 1860 capture of Cynthia Ann Parker, contending that what became, in Texans' collective memory, a battle that broke Comanche military power was actually a massacre, mainly of women. Questions traditional knowledge and historiographic interpretations of the history of Texas"--Provided by publisher.
Series:
The Grover E. Murray studies in the American Southwest
ISBN:
0896727076 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780896727076 (hardcover : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)629700536
LCCN:
2010020054
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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