Myth, memory, and massacre

By Paul Howard Carlson

Subjects: Massacres--texas--history--19th century, E83.8596 .c37 2010, Comanche Indians, Parker, cynthia ann , 1827?-1864, Massacres--history, Comanche indians--history, Massacres, Historytexas rangers, Pease River, Battle of, Tex., 1860, Texas Rangers, Indians of north america, west (u.s.), Pease river, battle of, tex., 1860, Indian captivities--texas, History, Texas rangers, Indian captivities, Comanche indians--texas--history--19th century, 976.4/05

Description: "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.