Myth, memory, and massacre
Subtitle: the Pease River capture of Cynthia Ann Parker
By: Paul H. Carlson and Tom Crum
Series: The Grover E. Murray studies in the American Southwest
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lubbock
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780896727076
Description: "Investigates the so-called 'Battle of Pease River' and December 1860 capture of Cynthia Ann Parker, contending that what became, in Texans' collective memory, a battle that broke Comanche military power was actually a massacre, mainly of women. Questions traditional knowledge and historiographic interpretations of the history of Texas"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.