January 5

History Book Club – Empire of the Summer Moon

January 31, 2012 – Tuesday, 3 p.m.

We’re getting together to talk about the epic story of the Comanche Indian tribe as described in the book, Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S.C. Gwynne.

Excerpt from the first chapter here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/books/review/excerpt-empire-of-the-summer-moon.html?pagewanted=all

Here’s a lengthy (but good) interview with the author on C-Span. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296792-1

(just a pic, not embedded, sorry).

Tags: History Book Club, Native Americans

Posted January 5, 2012 by geoffwickersham in category FYI

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History Book Club – Empire of the Summer Moon

January 31, 2012 – Tuesday, 3 p.m.

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