Quanah Parker was the last chief of the Comanche. He was the son of Cynthia Parker who had been kidnapped by the Comanches and who became one of the wives of the warrior Nocona. This book manages to capture (I think) the truth of the times - honest and balanced - detailing the good and bad on both sides. Quanah eventually surrendered and became a successful member of the white community, although he reamined a polygamist. He founded the Native American Church which is based on the use of Peyote.
(Peyote was mixed with water to use in taking communion) Which leads to the following:
Here is the QUOTE OF THE MONTH by Quanah Parker:
"The white man goes into his church and talks about Jesus - The Indian goes into his tipi and talks WITH Jesus."
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