Why the Book "Empire of the Summer Moon" Deserved the Awards and Accolades It Received

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“The Empire of the Summer Moon” is written by S.C. Gwynne. This history book has received numerous awards and accolades. It depicts the rise and fall of the Comanche empire, one of North America's most feared and powerful First Nations. It explicitly shows the brutality and terroristic strategies used, specifically kidnapping, mutilation, and rape. It also goes over the Comanche's military strategies and logistics, which include the use of horses. The Comanche are nomadic and mobile people. They were skilled fighters who posed a significant threat due to their weapons of choice, which included an ax, bow, and lance. They were also extremely dangerous because of the members' mobile nature, the warlike society, the strategy of unexpected attacks, and the ability to ride for long periods. The book revolves around the Parker family, particularly Cynthia Ann Parker and Quanah Parker. Cynthia Ann Parker was abducted when she was nine years old. She was raised as a Comanche, and she married a Comanche war chief, giving birth to a son named Quanah Parker. Quanah Parker rose to prominence as the most powerful Comanche war chief of all time. He arbitrated the end of the Comanche Nation's forty-year war with the United States of America. He was successful because he recognized and understood American cultural and political needs and knew how to manipulate them. The book discussed three main themes, brutality, freedom and captivity, and traditions.
Gwynne (2010) states the story of the Comanche. The Comanche tribe's rise to power in the Old West. Their tribe was filled with warriors whose battle strategies were constantly evolving and improving through extensive training and crafting of increasingly effective weapons that dominated their opponents in battle. The Comanche braves were also considered legendary riders because of their skills in horseback riding. The warriors were skilled because they had been taught and trained since they were nine years old. As a result, by the time they were eligible to fight, they would be well-prepared to master the arts of warfare.
The Comanche grew in strength and skill in battle. They were able to keep the Spaniards and French at bay. The Comanche became a threat to other groups as a result of these incidents. For instance, the Texas Rangers invented the six-gun to contest these tremendous warriors. Until the Civil War, the Comanche played an important role in the development of the west. In response, the United States government, which felt the threat as well, began massacring the buffalos and building the transcontinental railroad. These actions were detrimental to the Comanche tribe, particularly because buffalos were the natives' primary source of food; as a result, their population began to decline. (Gwynne, 2010).
Cynthia Ann Parker then appears on the scene. She grew up in Texas but was kidnapped by the Comanche when she was nine years old. She learned about their culture, and eventually, she adored them. The Texas Rangers apprehended her in 1836. She then gave birth to Quanah. Quanah rose to prominence as his people's most important warrior. In the face of their tribe's impending annihilation, Quanah caused chaos in the Texas Panhandle, which was the final and epic Comanche battle before they were wiped out (Gwynne, 2010).
SC Gwynne's historical account immersed readers in the setting. The Comanche were described as fearsome people who valued their tribe. After being kidnapped, Cynthia Ann Parker grew to love the Comanche. She rose through the tribe's ranks and bore the fearsome warrior Quanah. Gwynne focuses on the tribe's dignity in the face of mounting threats to their way of life. These people were warriors by nature, simply responding in kind to the threats of westward expansion, but they were systematically eliminated by the United States. The United States government's involvement in the crisis is viewed as a desperate move. The military became involved as a result of the deaths of a large number of frontier families, but even with their guns and weapons, they were unable to defeat the Coma...