Capture of Cynthia Ann Parker

"Texas Ranger Indian Tales: Capture of Cynthia Ann Parker: At the Massacre At Parker's Fort; Her Years With The Comanche; Rescue By Captain Ross, of the Texian Rangers", by James T. DeShields recounts from original sources, including the Texans involved, the story of Cynthia Ann Parker.


Cynthia ann Parker was captured by the Comanche at the age of nine. She was "married" to the War Chief Peta Nocona and bore him several children among whom was Quanah Parker who became a great chief of the Comanche both before and after that tribe was settled on a reservation after their military defeats described in the book.


After 25 years with the Comanche she was returned to her relatives, who had given her up as dead or lost to them forever. She had to relearn "civilization" in its entirety, including the english language.


An interesting part of the romantic history of both the Texas Rangers, the state of Texas, and the men and women who forged Texas. A short book of approximately 18,000+ words, rare and long out-of-print in its 1914 bound version, it is now available in the e-book format for the reader interested in Texas and Texas Ranger history.


This is a short e-book of approximately 17,100+ words and approximately 57 pages at 300 words per page.

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