The Empire of the Summer Moon" tells the fascinating story of the Comanches, a Native American tribe that dominated the vast plains of Texas for centuries. They were nomads who relied mainly on buffalo hunting and excelled as horseback warriors, surpassing Europeans in skill for over a century.
In the struggle to control these new lands, the Texans would suffer terrible and gruesome massacres at the hands of the Comanches, who defended their territory to the death. The Comanches, skilled navigators of these lands, were better adapted and decentralized; the latter being something that would cost the Texans many losses to understand, as they never managed to strike at the head of this organization.
In battle, the Comanches always went to the extreme, and after hundreds of bloody battles and being ravaged by diseases brought by the whites, the Comanches only relented after the virtual eradication of the buffalo by the new Texan hunters, unknowingly eliminating the main driver of Comanche culture.
The book also tells the story of Quanah Parker, the last Comanche chief, who would lead his people to adapt to the new civilization, ensuring better conditions and, on many occasions, outsmarting the invaders at their own game. Demonstrating that far from being a tribe of savages, the Comanches were strategic, intelligent, and excellent at adapting.
"The Empire of the Summer Moon" recounts the untold stories of this great tribe that, in its own way, wielded as much dominance and power as the Aztecs or Incas. The book shows us in its raw reality the savage human nature. By showing us the Comanches living as nature asks us to live, connected to the earth, without borders, without fear, without complicated social structures, and most importantly, truly free.
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