Well-researched, detailed account of the lives of Cynthia Ann Parker, her capture by the Comanches at age nine, marriage to Chief Nocona, and her son Quanah, the last Comanche chief, who ended the half-century frontier warfare between Texans and the Comanches. 179 pages, with Appendixes, Notes, Bibliography, and Index. Reproduced historic photos illustrate the text, including the only known photograph of Cynthia Ann Parker, a frontispiece and jacket illustration of her nursing daughter Prairie Flower. Photos o Quanah Parker and his daughter, Wanda Parker, precede the chapters. Preceding the Index are more photos of Quanah Parker and his children.

COMANCHES  QUANAH  CYNTHIA  ANN  PARKER  INDIANS  NORTH  AMERICA  HISTORY  TEXAS  CAPTIVE