Reviews for Last Comanche Chief: The Life and Times of Quanah Parker

The average rating for Last Comanche Chief: The Life and Times of Quanah Parker based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-10-22 00:00:00 Gerald Barnes I initially picked up this book to read after finding out that Quanah Parker is one of my ancestors and I wanted to know what he was like. Not only did I learn about Quanah but I learned a great deal about the time period that saw the end of the Comanche's freedom in the southwest and their settlement on the reservation. Quanah Parker started out as one of the Comanche war chiefs and then became the leader of his people on the reservation. He was obviously a brilliant leader who understood that the Comanches had to work with the white people in order to survive and he set about making as good a life as possible for his people. Now I want to know more about Quanah Parker and about this time period and I'm proud to call Quanah an ancestor!

Review # 2 was written on 2012-10-27 00:00:00 Justin Flores The Last Comanche Chief: The Life and Times of Quanah Parker by Bill Neeley is a detailed and interesting insight into not only the Comanche and Native American cultures, but the transition of the native Americans into a white culture during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The details of violence portrayed by both the whites and native Americans is unbelievable by today's standards. Revenge rules! Quanah is unique as a half white/half Indian person totally absorbed into the Comanche culture. His mother, a captured white woman, appears to also absorb the culture as she has trouble readjusting when she is recaptured by the whites. Quanah's leadership evolves because of his courage and brilliance in warfare, but this leadership adapts when the inevitable victory of white settling in Comanche territory rules. It is amazing how he turns from warrior to negotiator/enforcer in the new world of the whites.