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The Comanche: A History from Beginning to Present
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The Comanche were once the most dominant Native American tribe in the Great Plains of North America. From their homelands on the prairies, they ranged across the American West and South into Mexico. They were also one of the most feared of all Native American people, fighting virtually every other Native American tribe they had contact with and waging successful guerilla wars against invaders from Spain, Mexico, and the Eastern United States.
In the late seventeenth century, the Comanche first acquired horses from Spanish explorers, and they quickly became experts in horse breeding and raising. They were one of the first Native American tribes to use horses on a large scale, and their fearsome mounted warriors caused havoc for more than 150 years. But the Comanche weren’t just fighters. They also had a unique culture and social structure that stressed individual responsibility and individual choice. Comanche chiefs weren’t hereditary rulers but leaders who acted only with the consent of the tribe. Comanche religion was based on a belief in the spirit world and the need to live in harmony with the natural world, even though those captured by the Comanche were often subjected to hideous torture.
To outsiders, the Comanche could seem baffling, primitive, and savage, and few made any attempt to understand Comanche culture. Only relatively recently has there been any attempt to understand their traditional way of life. This is the complex, fascinating, and sometimes tragic history of the Comanche people.
Discover a plethora of topics such as Introducing the HorseFirst Contact with EuropeansCulture, Religion, and TortureDisappearance of the Buffalo Move to the ReservationAnd much more!
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The Comanche were once the most dominant Native American tribe in the Great Plains of North America. From their homelands on the prairies, they ranged across the American West and South into Mexico. They were also one of the most feared of all Native American people, fighting virtually every other Native American tribe they had contact with and waging successful guerilla wars against invaders from Spain, Mexico, and the Eastern United States.
In the late seventeenth century, the Comanche first acquired horses from Spanish explorers, and they quickly became experts in horse breeding and raising. They were one of the first Native American tribes to use horses on a large scale, and their fearsome mounted warriors caused havoc for more than 150 years. But the Comanche weren’t just fighters. They also had a unique culture and social structure that stressed individual responsibility and individual choice. Comanche chiefs weren’t hereditary rulers but leaders who acted only with the consent of the tribe. Comanche religion was based on a belief in the spirit world and the need to live in harmony with the natural world, even though those captured by the Comanche were often subjected to hideous torture.
To outsiders, the Comanche could seem baffling, primitive, and savage, and few made any attempt to understand Comanche culture. Only relatively recently has there been any attempt to understand their traditional way of life. This is the complex, fascinating, and sometimes tragic history of the Comanche people.
Discover a plethora of topics such as Introducing the HorseFirst Contact with EuropeansCulture, Religion, and TortureDisappearance of the Buffalo Move to the ReservationAnd much more!
So if you want a concise and informative book on the Comanche, simply scroll up and click the "Buy now" button for instant access!
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Published December 31, 2024
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February 1, 2025
an essay written with insight backed by facts
The Hourly History series frequently publishes well-written and concise summaries of a topic and this is another such example.
Even though I’ve recently read a 700+ page work on the same subject, this essay in its brevity still does a good job of highlighting the most salient aspects of the Comanche story and will not lead you astray.
The heroic, rough and tragic story of the Lords of the Plains. Recommended.
The Hourly History series frequently publishes well-written and concise summaries of a topic and this is another such example.
Even though I’ve recently read a 700+ page work on the same subject, this essay in its brevity still does a good job of highlighting the most salient aspects of the Comanche story and will not lead you astray.
The heroic, rough and tragic story of the Lords of the Plains. Recommended.
July 24, 2025
easy to read and so important to learn about
I am a definitely a fan of this series. It makes learning quick, easy, and accurate. I continue to greatly appreciate these books.
I am a definitely a fan of this series. It makes learning quick, easy, and accurate. I continue to greatly appreciate these books.
November 28, 2025
How the Comanche came to rule the Great Plains
Informative and concise history of the Comanche peoples, starting with their separation from the Shoshone and their move southward into the southern Great Plains. Their adaptation to riding horses acquired from Spanish settlements allowed them to become dominant over 500,000 sq.mi. of territory, sweeping over both westward-moving white people as well as 20+ tribes of NA. Their 150 years of dominance is quite a story of what willingness to win at any cost can lead to.
Informative and concise history of the Comanche peoples, starting with their separation from the Shoshone and their move southward into the southern Great Plains. Their adaptation to riding horses acquired from Spanish settlements allowed them to become dominant over 500,000 sq.mi. of territory, sweeping over both westward-moving white people as well as 20+ tribes of NA. Their 150 years of dominance is quite a story of what willingness to win at any cost can lead to.
January 5, 2025
The tragic history of the Native Americans
No matter where you look in the Americas, the European settlers destroyed the Native people's ways of life, and imposed on them belief systems (social, political, economic, and religious) that were alien to these people. On top of that, throughout the Americas, by and large, those Native people were, and still are, considered second-class citizens. Thus, the Comanche people in this brief reading.
No matter where you look in the Americas, the European settlers destroyed the Native people's ways of life, and imposed on them belief systems (social, political, economic, and religious) that were alien to these people. On top of that, throughout the Americas, by and large, those Native people were, and still are, considered second-class citizens. Thus, the Comanche people in this brief reading.
January 12, 2025
This helps fill a void of information about the Comanches
In watching the westerns of yesteryear, the most feared Indian tribes seemed to always be the Apaches or the Comanches. This book helps explain the reason for the reputation the Comanche name engendered. This has been appreciated since there seems to be a dearth of information available to enlighten us as to the character of the Comanche people in the days of yore.
In watching the westerns of yesteryear, the most feared Indian tribes seemed to always be the Apaches or the Comanches. This book helps explain the reason for the reputation the Comanche name engendered. This has been appreciated since there seems to be a dearth of information available to enlighten us as to the character of the Comanche people in the days of yore.
January 19, 2025
fierce warriors
The Comanche were a force to be reckoned with on the Great Plains. This book does make a pretty good job of what telling their story. Although the depth is not here it does hit important points in the story of the Comanche and there is a bibliography at the end for further reading.
The Comanche were a force to be reckoned with on the Great Plains. This book does make a pretty good job of what telling their story. Although the depth is not here it does hit important points in the story of the Comanche and there is a bibliography at the end for further reading.
January 24, 2025
Free as the Wind:
I have read the book “Comanche Moon” that gave the historical story of the Comanche and white conflict. But this read also included an anthropological study of the social structure which is decentralized and dynamic.
I have read the book “Comanche Moon” that gave the historical story of the Comanche and white conflict. But this read also included an anthropological study of the social structure which is decentralized and dynamic.
January 14, 2025
Brief history
A concise history of the Comanche tribe. It spans their early pre colonization days to their eventual assimilation into society. Informative
A concise history of the Comanche tribe. It spans their early pre colonization days to their eventual assimilation into society. Informative
February 5, 2025
A brief look into the life of the Comanche.
December 19, 2025
Good Historical look
This book is a good read for someone looking for a factual and accurate look into the history of the Comanche people.
This book is a good read for someone looking for a factual and accurate look into the history of the Comanche people.
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