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The Last Comanche Chief: The Life and Times of Quanah Parker Paperback – Illustrated, August 1, 1996

by Bill Neeley (Author)
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Critical acclaim for The Last Comanche Chief
"Truly distinguished. Neeley re-creates the character and achievements of this most significant of all Comanche leaders." —Robert M. Utley author of The Lance and the Shield: The Life and Times of Sitting Bull
"A vivid, eyewitness account of life for settlers and Native Americans in those violent and difficult times." —Christian Science Monitor
"The special merits of Neeley's work include its reliance on primary sources and illuminating descriptions of interactions among Southern Plains people, Native and white." —Library Journal
"He has given us a fuller and clearer portrait of this extraordinary Lord of the South Plains than we've ever had before." —The Dallas Morning News
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"The special merits of Neeley's work include its reliance on primary sources and illuminating descriptions of interactions among Southern Plains people, Native and white." -- Library Journal

"This is a fine portrait of the legendary chief and an illuminating glimpse into the history of the American West." -- Publishers Weekly

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Based on years of research and numerous unpublished sources, this is a definitive biography of a legendary Native American chief who played a significant role in U.S. history. Presents a riveting account of Quanah Parker's struggle to reconcile two worlds and two ways of life and, ironically, two races whose blood was intermingled in his own veins. Includes an unflinching chronicle of the last brutal wars between the Comanches and Texans on the Southern Plains.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Trade Paper Press; 1st edition (August 1, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 324 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0471160768
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0471160762
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 1 year and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
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Susan aldridge
5.0 out of 5 stars Quanna was a real warrior.
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2024
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Luved the book..sad about his mother..he eventually saved his people..become popular with the white man..even in the first bank robbery movie..so cool.
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Candace Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars QUANAH PARKER
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2021
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I recommend this book,
The Last Comanche Chief: The Life and Times of Quanah Parker
by Bill Neeley (Author), as a supplement, after reading,
Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
by S. C. Gwynne (Author)
The first five chapters of Neeley’s account covers the Comanche background up through the US Army battles to subdue the Comanche warriors and their Kiowa, et al., allies. This is done well, if matter-of-factly with little fanfare, ending, however, in Quanah’s decision to surrender.
For Quanah, in keeping with his incredible leadership skills, that was a Night-on-Bald-Mountain experience, beautifully articulated by Neeley (it’s not documented, standing as his first poetic stretch but clearly in keeping with Quanah’s image; thus, from Charley’s PhD dissertation, “Even after the building of his house near present day Cache, Oklahoma, he had but one woman’s picture in his room and that was of his mother’s.57 Even though he practiced polygyny and held as many as seven wives at once.”):
“Even before Dr. Sturm’s expedition had reached his camp near Mucha–que, the Eagle had struggled with the most momentous decision of his life. Only the natural world could provide the answer.
Accordingly, Quanah rode out from camp to Cañon Blanco and climbed a large mesa. With a buffalo robe drawn over his head, he fought his greatest battle. For himself, he would rather die than surrender. But should he lead his people to their death? He despised the reservation Indians who planted crops and drew subsistence from the agency, but he thought of his mother. She had been white and had learned to live the Indian way. Perhaps he could learn the white man’s way. Down on the flat ground below the mesa, a rangy wolf turned his head toward Quanah and howled, then trotted off to the northeast, toward Fort Sill. Above him an eagle glided lazily and then whipped his wings in the direction of Fort Sill. These were signs from the Great Spirit, and Quanah obeyed.”
So, Quanah and the warriors surrendered (a word, according to Gwynne, that was not in the Comanche language), and took up life on the Ft Sill reservation.
For your information here is the escarpment defining the northwest Texas boundary of Comancheria, stretching from the Arkansas River near Wichita to the Rio Grande and into Northern Mexico. This is where Quanah took refuge for inspiration; it drains into the Red River and its tributaries, rising from 3000 to 5000 ft, one of the few scenic areas of the West that I have never visited.
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Jennifer
5.0 out of 5 stars great book
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2013
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Got the book used but looks new. Combines story of Quanah's life and history but not enough to bore you. Story picks up with some details of the attack at Parkers fort where his mother Cynthia Ann was taken captive by the Comanche. Since this book has the forward from Quanah's grandson and quotes from other family members it is to believe as accurate information. I read Ride the Wind and have been looking for a book with more information, this a great one that filled in some of the history gaps and completes the story of that life and time. The time line is a little confusing at times but being familiar with the story I could follow it. If your looking for information on Quanah Parker and the Comanches this is the book to get.
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TexCo
4.0 out of 5 stars History Without Fear or Favor
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2012
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Bill Neely has crafted an outstanding history, not just of Quanah's and the Parkers' fate, but of the incredible courage of settlers and the ways of the Comanches. Violent in many respects, but told without bias, this book should be required reading in Southwest schools.
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professorsouth
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent read on Quanah Parker
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2010
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As a student of history, I absolutely loved this book - couldn't put it down! It gives details about the area formerly known as "Comancheria" and the people who lived, loved, and fought to claim it. I could actually visualize the events as they were described. If you live in Texas or Oklahoma, you ought to read this book! You might find yourself scheduling a drive through some of the areas, noticing river and creek names and trying to imagine yourself as someone living back then. I hear there might be a movie coming out... keep your eyes peeled!
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Luiz G. M. Lapertosa
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2021
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This information-rich book by Bill Neely will add important facts for all those who are interested in the conquer of the southwestern USA.
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ranger rider
5.0 out of 5 stars 5*
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2022
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well written & informative
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Janet Conway
5.0 out of 5 stars Last Comanche Chief
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2013
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Loved this book and really have respect for Quanah Parker, not his savage ways but for the fact that he had vision to see that their way of life was ending. He did not abandon his people but worked hard to encourage them to accept the ways of the white man. Too bad our government broke just about every treaty they established with the Comanches, who knows how they would have faired today (all of the tribes for that matter) if those treaties had been honored. From what I read of the present Indian Reservations a lot needs to be desired. Such a rich culture and no one pays any attention. Sad.
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Manfred Steinbichler
5.0 out of 5 stars Ausgezeichnete Wiedergabe der Comanche Geschichte
Reviewed in Germany on February 7, 2012
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Der Autor hat es verstanden, die Mythen und Wahrheiten um Quanah Parker und seine Umgebung sachlich und reell darzustellen. Mit anderen Buechern um Quanah Parker zusammen ergibt es ein vollstaendiges Bild.
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Kevin Dawson
5.0 out of 5 stars Fills the gaps .
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2010
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Plenty has been written about the Comanche warrior leader Quanah. Many books chronical the last days of his existance as a free-living figurehead and rallying point of restistance by the natives of the Southern plains of America against the white-man's encroachment . The Last Comanche Chief covers Quanah's early life and interesting family history,takes the reader through the years of war and dignified surrender. Unlike the many accounts which are concerned mainly with his role as a warrior this book then continues to follow Quanah's life story up until his death .
His assimilation into white business society resulted in financial success yet he was also able to maintain a massive degree of power and credability amongst his own people and played a part in founding the Native American Church.
Quanah was more than a warrior ,businessman,land-owner,tribal judge and evangalist . A man with -in more ways than one - a foot in two different worlds he was truly worthy of the title Chief .
This little book is full of gap-filling anecdotes that help humanise this most interesting of men and I really enjoyed it !
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Ed Herring
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2018
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Anne
5.0 out of 5 stars A++++++++
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 28, 2015
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Perfect!
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