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Quanah Parker, Comanche chief / by William T. Hagan.
Van Pelt Library E99.C85 P3838 1993
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hagan, William T., 1918-2011.
- Series:
- Oklahoma western biographies
- The Oklahoma western biographies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911.
- Parker, Quanah.
- Comanche Indians--Biography.
- Comanche Indians.
- Comanche Indians--History.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 141 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [1993]
- Summary:
- The son of white captive Cynthia Ann Parker, Quanah Parker rose from able warrior to tribal leader on the Comanche reservation. Between 1875 and his death in 1911, Quanah dealt with local Indian agents and with presidents and other high officials in Washington, facing the classic dilemma of a leader caught between the dictates of an occupying power and the wrenching physical and spiritual needs of his people. He maintained a remarkable blend of progressive and traditional beliefs, and contrary to government policy, he practiced polygamy and the peyote religion. In this crisp and readable biography, William T Hagan presents a well-balanced portrait of Quanah Parker, the chief, and Quanah, the man torn between two worlds.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0806124938
- OCLC:
- 26396140
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