*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award* *A New York Times Notable Book* *Winner of the Texas Book Award and the Oklahoma Bo

"Investigates the so-called 'Battle of Pease River' and December 1860 capture of Cynthia Ann Parker, contending that what became, in Texans' collective memory,

Biography of Cynthia Ann Parker captured by the Comanche Indians and mother of one of their last great war chiefs, Quanah.

A biography of the pioneer woman who as a child was captured and raised by the Comanche Indians.

After being captured by Comanches, Parker spent 15 years with them, and then was recaptured by the Texas Rangers.