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"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

"Surveys the history and geologic past of the Texas High Plains and upper Brazos River region by focusing on human activity and adaptation and on shifting environmental conditions and animal resources on the Llano Estacado and in Yellow House Draw, the site of the current Lubbock Lake Landmark"--Provided by publisher

For the Plains Indians, the period from 1750 to 1890, often referred to as the traditional period, was an evolutionary time. Horses and firearms, trade goods, shifting migration patterns, disease pandemics, and other events associated with extensive European contact led to a peak of Plains Indian influence and success in the early nineteenth century. Ironically, that same European contact ultimately led to the devolution of traditional Plains Indian society, and by 1870 most Plains Indian peoples were living on reservations

Family background and youth -- On the Santa Fe trail -- Scouting for the army in Kansas -- Battle of Beecher Island -- Scouting with Custer -- With buffalo soldiers on the southern plains -- The Red River War -- With Ranald Mackenzie at Fort Sill -- In Arizona and west Texas -- Chasing cattle, trouble, and Wyatt Earp -- A cowboy in Indian Territory -- Deputy U.S. marshal -- El Reno police judge and friend of Buffalo Bill -- Federal court commissioner in Anadarko -- In Cody, Wyoming.