5/15/2023 0 Comments Empire summer moon book![]() ![]() Someone, somewhere, probably felt that was an adequate term to describe any people who generally did not work metal, but quite frankly, few credible historians would look at any human group or civilization from the past thousand years and characterize them exactly that way and in any case, mining steel is not exactly a requirement for developing specialized tools or technologies. With that said, the author feels a little too invested in representing the Comanche as "primitive" - the term "stone-age" is used repeatedly. It's certainly an engaging read, and one that brings to light a particular period, people, and series of conflicts that isn't generally well covered in most (US) history classes. ![]() ![]() The actual historical events seem to be pretty well-researched, and the narrative doesn't shy away from depicting the brutality, politics, racism, complexity, corruption, imperialism, and hypocrisy of the time and conflicts concerned. Just finished reading Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, The Most Powerful Tribe in American History. ![]()
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