Quanah Parker, Comanche Chief(English, Paperback, Hagan William T.)

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Quanah Parker, Comanche Chief(English, Paperback, Hagan William T.) is written by Hagan William T. and published by University of Oklahoma Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0806127724 (ISBN 10) and 9780806127729 (ISBN 13).

The son of white captive Cynthia Ann Parker, Quanah Parker rose from able warrior to tribal leader on the Comanche reservation. Between 1875 and his death in 1911, Quanah dealt with local Indian agents and with presidents and other high officials in Washington, facing the classic dilemma of a leader caught between the dictates of an occupying power and the wrenching physical and spiritual needs of his people. He maintained a remarkable blend of progressive and traditional beliefs, and contrary to government policy, he practiced polygamy and the peyote religion. In this crisp and readable biography, William T Hagan presents a well-balanced portrait of Quanah Parker, the chief, and Quanah, the man torn between two worlds.