Lenny Trujillo made a startling discovery when he began researching his descent from one of New Mexico’s pioneering Hispanic families: One of his ancestors was a slave. “I didn’t know about New Mexico ...

The 2,000 or so residents of San Antonio must have felt a mixture of fear and curiosity when, on that March day in 1840, a delegation of about 65 Comanche Indians ...

Quanah Parker was the last Chief of the Comanche Indians. He never lost a battle with the white man. The life of Quanah Parker is the story of a remarkable man who made the transition from Indian life ...

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Quanah Parker, considered the greatest Comanche chief, was the son of Cynthia Ann Parker, a white pioneer woman kidnapped by a raiding party when... Comanche Nation: The Rise And Fall Of An 'Empire' ...

Relations between Native American and European descent peoples were never exactly cordial, but the conflict between Texans and Comanches was especially contentious. The Comanche had certainly tried to ...

Cynthia Ann Parker is the most famous Indian captive in American history. Quanah Parker, son of Cynthia Ann Parker, in full headdress. He was a Comanche chief. She was born in Illinois, around 1827.

Once upon a time everybody in Texas knew the story of Cynthia Ann Parker. They learned it along with the stories of the Alamo and Spindletop and the lyrics to “Get Along Little Dogies.” Not so much ...

This story was originally broadcast on June 23, 2010. Empire of the Summer Moon is now available in paperback. In 1836, a 9-year-old pioneer girl named Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped during a ...