| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 500 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
The Lamar series in western history |
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Lamar series in western history.
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| Contents |
Introduction: Reversed colonialism -- Conquest -- New order -- The embrace -- The empire of the Plains -- Greater Comanchería -- Children of the sun -- Hunger -- Collapse -- Conclusion: The shape of power |
| Summary |
Discusses the power wielded by the Comanches in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in the southern Great Plains, the Southwest, and northern Mexico, covering their military ability, political dominance, and commercial and cultural influence as they resisted European colonization until their defeat in 1875 |
| Notes |
"Published in association with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University" -- Title page |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-474) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Merle Curti Award, 2009; Kate Broocks Bates Award, 2008; Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize, 2008 |
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Bancroft Prize, 2009 |
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Western History Association John C. Ewers Award, 2010 |
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Western History Association Caughey-Western History Association Prize, 2009 |
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Association of American Publishers PROSE Award, 2008 |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 07, 2023) |
| Subject |
Comanche Indians -- History
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Comanche Indians -- Government relations
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HISTORY -- State & Local.
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HISTORY -- Native American.
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Comanche Indians
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Comanche Indians -- Government relations
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Comanche Indians.
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Comanche Indians -- History.
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Comanchen
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- History -- 19th century
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Mexico -- History -- To 1810.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084573
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| Subject |
Mexico
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United States
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Comanchen.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies.
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| LC no. |
2007041809 |
| ISBN |
9780300145137 |
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0300145136 |
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9786612089428 |
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6612089423 |
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9781282089426 |
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1282089420 |
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9786612089435 |
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6612089431 |
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9781282089433 |
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1282089439 |
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