Gratuit avec l'essai de 30 jours

Aperçu

Choisissez 1 livre audio par mois dans notre incomparable catalogue.
Écoutez à volonté des milliers de livres audio, de livres originaux et de balados.
L'abonnement Premium Plus se renouvelle automatiquement au tarif de 14,95 $/mois + taxes applicables après 30 jours. Annulation possible à tout moment.

Summary of S.C. Gwynne's Empire of the Summer Moon

Auteur(s): Slingshot Books
Narrateur(s): Tabitha Mixon
Essayer pour 0,00 $

14,95$ par mois après 30 jours. Annulable en tout temps.

Acheter pour 4,95 $

Acheter pour 4,95 $

Payer avec la carte finissant par
En confirmant votre achat, vous acceptez les conditions d'utilisation d'Audible et la déclaration de confidentialité d'Amazon. Des taxes peuvent s'appliquer.

Description

No time to read? Get the main key insights from this summary of S. C. Gwynne’s Empire of the Summer Moon in just a short listen.

A few key insights from Chapter 1:

1. October 3, 1871 marked the beginning of the end of the bloody Indian wars in America, which had been going on for 250 years since the first landing of the European settlers.

2. On that day, the US Army was ordered to kill the Comanche Indians in Texas, the last of the hostile tribes. The government sent in General Ranald Mackenzie, a Civil War veteran, to teach the other soldiers how to fight the Indians.

3. The Comanches were a powerful group that enjoyed great success amid the Industrial Revolution. No other tribe had ever managed to withstand for very long the emergence of American civilization with its deadly weapons, its land-greedy settlers, its moral double standards, and its utter disregard for native interests.

4. Mackenzie’s troops targeted the Quahadis, an incredibly hostile band of Comanches. Their main focus was Quanah Parker, a young war chief known for being brutal, intelligent, fearless, and a “half-breed”. He was the son of a Comanche chief and a white woman.

©2021 Slingshot Books (P)2021 Slingshot Books
  • Version intégrale Livre audio
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Ce que les auditeurs disent de Summary of S.C. Gwynne's Empire of the Summer Moon

Moyenne des évaluations de clients

Évaluations – Cliquez sur les onglets pour changer la source des évaluations.