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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.

Author/Creator:

Carlson, Paul Howard

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Myth, memory, and massacre: the Pease River capture of Cynthia Ann Parker [by Carlson, P.H.]

Related Series:

Grover E. Murray studies in the American Southwest

Subjects:

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

Texas Rangers

Battle of Pease River (Texas : 1860)

1800-1899

Massacres

Indian captivities

Comanche Indians

Texas

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

xix, 195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Call Numbers:

E83.8596 .C37 2010

ISBNs:

9780896727076 (hardcover, alk. paper)
0896727076 (hardcover, alk. paper)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2010020054

OCLC Numbers:

629700536