Yep.

Great book, one of my favorite reads. Emotional rollercoaster for sure. Couldn't imagine living back in those days. We classify it as brutality, but to the Comanches and the Rangers that eventually subdued them, it was normal survival. What I found most interesting is from data in the book, the Comanche tribe was not near as large as originally thought, they just covered an incredible amount of territory and stopped Western Expansion. I'm trying to find my next read regarding Comanches and Texas Ranger History.

I have been to old fort Parker, years ago on a school field trip with my kids. Her original burial spot is north of Palestine Texas in the Brushy Creek area.

The Comanche are my favorite too. However, if you dive into many of the the Texas tribes you will find a lifetime of fascinating information. The “disgusting” lifestyle of the Coahuiltecans shows just how tough most NAs were.

I used to raise and train Appaloosa horses. Before I finished a horse(s) and sold them, I would haul several up to Palo Duro Canyon and ride them for a week or so. If you have never ridden a horse on the Staked Plains/PDC during a full moon you haven’t lived. Good times.

A late, good friend was a direct descendent of Quanah Parker.

I'll have to find and reread Grandma's family history she wrote years ago. Spoke of the raids near McGregor and China Springs.

I took defensive driving from an attorney in Abilene named Quanah Parker. He was white as rice on a paper plate in a snow storm.

if you want to know why they disliked us so here is one reason. Those are buffalo skulls.

Just sad...to think all of those beautiful creators once roamed the states.

Yet, not a thing is said about cattle being culled...because they fart. Global warming!

Think of the methane and the children.

Definitely is... The Sharps rifle made it an easy job, the buffalo didn't even run when they saw their neighbors dropping dead because they couldn't see the threat. The book mentions the hide men being covered in blood and grease and smelling awful, can you imagine that job in the Texas heat?

Am reading it right now. It is very good and well written. It has been eye opening to learn about the Comanches. Torture killing was the norm for Plains indians then but the torture and sexual mistreatment (gang rape) of women set the Comanches apart in their ruthlessness. They didn't just do this to whites but also to all their enemies. Also it's pretty crazy to learn how the thorse transformed a relatively weak group of people into the dominant tribe on the Plains. They were the first native americans to master fighting from horseback and that made them deadly.

I read the below book about Kit Carson and the Navajo over the summer. Also a very good read if you enjoy this genre.
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Neither side was without blame or virtue. There is a romanticized view of native Americans that shows them living peacefully by a river in perfect harmony with nature. In reality, they had a big fire going with the legs and arms of their enemies cooking on it. The whites did what all people have done, including the natives, they expanded their borders where they could. The ensuing conflict had predictable results. It's a story as old as mankind.

The history is amazing and gruesome and I'm endlessly amazed by the grit of the people on both sides. They seem a different species to the men we have walking about today. Gone are the days of wooden ships and iron men.

Yet we still have people who trust the government. Look no further than the Native American. The evilness of the government basically started there and continues today.

I'm in the middle of this book. Great read so far. True accounts from pioneers during that time. There's a great movie (or TV series) to be made on Charles Goodnight one day if someone can do it right.

https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Days-Southwest-1850-1879/dp/1376137194

thanks