Four Blood Moons

Four Blood Moons

Author: John Hagee

Publisher: Worthy Books

Published: 2013-10-08

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1617953008

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"...There will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars...Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near." Luke 21:25a, 28 It is rare that Scripture, science, and history align with each other, yet the last three series of Four Blood Moons have done exactly that. Are these the "signs" that God refers to in His Word? If they are, what do they mean? What is their prophetic significance?


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Download or read book Four Blood Moons written by John Hagee and published by Worthy Books. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...There will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars...Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near." Luke 21:25a, 28 It is rare that Scripture, science, and history align with each other, yet the last three series of Four Blood Moons have done exactly that. Are these the "signs" that God refers to in His Word? If they are, what do they mean? What is their prophetic significance?


Fall Of A Blood Moon

Fall Of A Blood Moon

Author: Jodi Vaughn

Publisher: Jodi Vaughn

Published: 2017-10-22

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 194659105X

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A troubled past... Years ago, werewolf Jaxon Taylor had his heart and his future shattered by Ginny Wilson, the love of his life. Since then he's learned to protect his heart behind a mask of seductive smiles and one night stands when it comes to females. But when a mission from his Pack Master of Arkansas puts him in the path of his lost love, he vows to get the answers he deserves. A living hell... Ginny's life was forever changed when her evil father, the Pack Master of Louisiana forced her into a marriage for his own personal gain. When fate puts her and Jaxon together one last time, she tries to keep her distance, knowing they can never be together. Impending war between the Packs.... When Jaxon discovers the dark secrets of Ginny's past he realizes how much danger he and his Arkansas Pack are truly in. Will they be given a second chance at love or will their love destroy everything around them? This is a paranormal romance. From USA Today best-selling author Jodi Vaughn comes a paranormal romance, dark fantasy, and urban fantasy perfect for fans of True Blood, Sons of Anarchy, Underworld. Keywords: paranormal romance, ebook, romance ebook, fantasy book,dark fantasy, lycan, werewolf, romance book, paranormal, werewolf, series, romance, romance books, romance book, romance, book, ebook, romance ebook, romance book, romance novel, book, romance books, fantasy, paranormal, adult paranormal romance, werewolf love story, werewolf, adult reads, contemporary crushes, werewolves, dark fantasy, supernatural, Rise of the Arkansas Werewolves series, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Paranormal, Love, Action & Adventure, alpha male, fated mates, Fantasy, Southern romance, Southern paranormal romance, dark fantasy, fantasy new adult, superhero fantasy ebooks, witches, vampires and witches, superhero, paranormal fantasy, paranormal romance, Arkansas, MC werewolf romance, MC paranormal romance series, Jodi Vaughn, supernatural, romance, mystery, superpowers, paranormal, series, fantasy. superhero, paranormal fantasy, paranormal romance, motorcycle romance series, Werewolf motorcycle romance series, strong female, on the run, kidnapped, Louisiana, Southern paranormal romance series, supernatural, romance, mystery, superpowers, paranormal, Harley Davidson motorcycle, series, fantasy, coming of age, fantasy first in series, shapeshifter romance with sex, wolf shifter romance, paranormal romance, shifter romance, new adult romance, werewolf soldier, romance ebook, top romance reads, fantasy romance, paranormal elements new adult, mystery, paranormal, supernatural, fantasy, folklore, folktale, folk tale, legend, legends, myth, myths, action adventure, action, adventure, second chances, comedy, humor, book, books, book, books, ebook, ebook, novel, rich, quick read, read, short, serial, series, funny, female protagonist, novel, secret, suspense, thriller, alpha male, literature, story, stories, hero, fiction, romance, romance, romance ebook, romance ebooks, romance book, romance books, wealthy, millionaire, women's fiction, racy, romance novel, romance books, urban, contemporary, 21st century, current, past, rogue werewolf, shifter, shapeshifter, transform, wolf, gray wolves, red wolves, Guardian werewolves, Guardian, under cover, under cover werewolf, paranormal thriller and suspense, werewolf murder, werewolf thriller, werewolf suspense, witch mystery, witch mystery and thriller, sacrificial, blood debt, blood debt paid.


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Download or read book Fall Of A Blood Moon written by Jodi Vaughn and published by Jodi Vaughn. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A troubled past... Years ago, werewolf Jaxon Taylor had his heart and his future shattered by Ginny Wilson, the love of his life. Since then he's learned to protect his heart behind a mask of seductive smiles and one night stands when it comes to females. But when a mission from his Pack Master of Arkansas puts him in the path of his lost love, he vows to get the answers he deserves. A living hell... Ginny's life was forever changed when her evil father, the Pack Master of Louisiana forced her into a marriage for his own personal gain. When fate puts her and Jaxon together one last time, she tries to keep her distance, knowing they can never be together. Impending war between the Packs.... When Jaxon discovers the dark secrets of Ginny's past he realizes how much danger he and his Arkansas Pack are truly in. Will they be given a second chance at love or will their love destroy everything around them? This is a paranormal romance. From USA Today best-selling author Jodi Vaughn comes a paranormal romance, dark fantasy, and urban fantasy perfect for fans of True Blood, Sons of Anarchy, Underworld. Keywords: paranormal romance, ebook, romance ebook, fantasy book,dark fantasy, lycan, werewolf, romance book, paranormal, werewolf, series, romance, romance books, romance book, romance, book, ebook, romance ebook, romance book, romance novel, book, romance books, fantasy, paranormal, adult paranormal romance, werewolf love story, werewolf, adult reads, contemporary crushes, werewolves, dark fantasy, supernatural, Rise of the Arkansas Werewolves series, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Paranormal, Love, Action & Adventure, alpha male, fated mates, Fantasy, Southern romance, Southern paranormal romance, dark fantasy, fantasy new adult, superhero fantasy ebooks, witches, vampires and witches, superhero, paranormal fantasy, paranormal romance, Arkansas, MC werewolf romance, MC paranormal romance series, Jodi Vaughn, supernatural, romance, mystery, superpowers, paranormal, series, fantasy. superhero, paranormal fantasy, paranormal romance, motorcycle romance series, Werewolf motorcycle romance series, strong female, on the run, kidnapped, Louisiana, Southern paranormal romance series, supernatural, romance, mystery, superpowers, paranormal, Harley Davidson motorcycle, series, fantasy, coming of age, fantasy first in series, shapeshifter romance with sex, wolf shifter romance, paranormal romance, shifter romance, new adult romance, werewolf soldier, romance ebook, top romance reads, fantasy romance, paranormal elements new adult, mystery, paranormal, supernatural, fantasy, folklore, folktale, folk tale, legend, legends, myth, myths, action adventure, action, adventure, second chances, comedy, humor, book, books, book, books, ebook, ebook, novel, rich, quick read, read, short, serial, series, funny, female protagonist, novel, secret, suspense, thriller, alpha male, literature, story, stories, hero, fiction, romance, romance, romance ebook, romance ebooks, romance book, romance books, wealthy, millionaire, women's fiction, racy, romance novel, romance books, urban, contemporary, 21st century, current, past, rogue werewolf, shifter, shapeshifter, transform, wolf, gray wolves, red wolves, Guardian werewolves, Guardian, under cover, under cover werewolf, paranormal thriller and suspense, werewolf murder, werewolf thriller, werewolf suspense, witch mystery, witch mystery and thriller, sacrificial, blood debt, blood debt paid.


Blood Moon

Blood Moon

Author: Lucy Cuthew

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2020-10-06

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 1536216178

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This powerful, timely novel in verse exposes provocative truths about periods, sex, shame, and going viral for all the wrong reasons. After school one day, Frankie, a lover of physics and astronomy, has her first sexual experience with quiet and gorgeous Benjamin—and gets her period. It’s only blood, they agree. But soon a gruesome meme goes viral, turning an intimate, affectionate afternoon into something sordid, mortifying, and damaging. In the time it takes to swipe a screen, Frankie’s universe implodes. Who can she trust? Not Harriet, her suddenly cruel best friend, and certainly not Benjamin, the only one who knows about the incident. As the online shaming takes on a horrifying life of its own, Frankie begins to wonder: is her real life over? Author Lucy Cuthew vividly portrays what it is to be a teen today with this fearless and ultimately uplifting novel in verse. Brimming with emotion, the story captures the intensity of friendships, first love, and female desire, while unflinchingly exploring the culture of online and menstrual shaming. Sure to be a conversation starter, Blood Moon is the unforgettable portrait of one girl’s fight to reclaim her reputation and to stand up against a culture that says periods are dirty.


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Download or read book Blood Moon written by Lucy Cuthew and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This powerful, timely novel in verse exposes provocative truths about periods, sex, shame, and going viral for all the wrong reasons. After school one day, Frankie, a lover of physics and astronomy, has her first sexual experience with quiet and gorgeous Benjamin—and gets her period. It’s only blood, they agree. But soon a gruesome meme goes viral, turning an intimate, affectionate afternoon into something sordid, mortifying, and damaging. In the time it takes to swipe a screen, Frankie’s universe implodes. Who can she trust? Not Harriet, her suddenly cruel best friend, and certainly not Benjamin, the only one who knows about the incident. As the online shaming takes on a horrifying life of its own, Frankie begins to wonder: is her real life over? Author Lucy Cuthew vividly portrays what it is to be a teen today with this fearless and ultimately uplifting novel in verse. Brimming with emotion, the story captures the intensity of friendships, first love, and female desire, while unflinchingly exploring the culture of online and menstrual shaming. Sure to be a conversation starter, Blood Moon is the unforgettable portrait of one girl’s fight to reclaim her reputation and to stand up against a culture that says periods are dirty.


Blood Moons

Blood Moons

Author: Mark Biltz

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781936488117

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Blood moon fever is sweeping America and the events of 2014 and 2015 are upon us! Do these unusual solar and lunar eclipses on Jewish Feast Days have special meaning? Will big events affecting Israel occur starting in 2014? Biltz, the original discoverer and recognized top expert on the coming tetrads of blood moons explains the importance of these looming events in light of bible prophecy.


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Download or read book Blood Moons written by Mark Biltz and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood moon fever is sweeping America and the events of 2014 and 2015 are upon us! Do these unusual solar and lunar eclipses on Jewish Feast Days have special meaning? Will big events affecting Israel occur starting in 2014? Biltz, the original discoverer and recognized top expert on the coming tetrads of blood moons explains the importance of these looming events in light of bible prophecy.


Blood Moon

Blood Moon

Author: John Sedgwick

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Published: 2019-04-16

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 1501128698

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An astonishing untold story from the nineteenth century—a “riveting…engrossing…‘American Epic’” (The Wall Street Journal) and necessary work of history that reads like Gone with the Wind for the Cherokee. “A vigorous, well-written book that distills a complex history to a clash between two men without oversimplifying” (Kirkus Reviews), Blood Moon is the story of the feud between two rival Cherokee chiefs from the early years of the United States through the infamous Trail of Tears and into the Civil War. Their enmity would lead to war, forced removal from their homeland, and the devastation of a once-proud nation. One of the men, known as The Ridge—short for He Who Walks on Mountaintops—is a fearsome warrior who speaks no English, but whose exploits on the battlefield are legendary. The other, John Ross, is descended from Scottish traders and looks like one: a pale, unimposing half-pint who wears modern clothes and speaks not a word of Cherokee. At first, the two men are friends and allies who negotiate with almost every American president from George Washington through Abraham Lincoln. But as the threat to their land and their people grows more dire, they break with each other on the subject of removal. In Blood Moon, John Sedgwick restores the Cherokee to their rightful place in American history in a dramatic saga that informs much of the country’s mythic past today. Fueled by meticulous research in contemporary diaries and journals, newspaper reports, and eyewitness accounts—and Sedgwick’s own extensive travels within Cherokee lands from the Southeast to Oklahoma—it is “a wild ride of a book—fascinating, chilling, and enlightening—that explains the removal of the Cherokee as one of the central dramas of our country” (Ian Frazier). Populated with heroes and scoundrels of all varieties, this is a richly evocative portrait of the Cherokee that is destined to become the defining book on this extraordinary people.


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Download or read book Blood Moon written by John Sedgwick and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An astonishing untold story from the nineteenth century—a “riveting…engrossing…‘American Epic’” (The Wall Street Journal) and necessary work of history that reads like Gone with the Wind for the Cherokee. “A vigorous, well-written book that distills a complex history to a clash between two men without oversimplifying” (Kirkus Reviews), Blood Moon is the story of the feud between two rival Cherokee chiefs from the early years of the United States through the infamous Trail of Tears and into the Civil War. Their enmity would lead to war, forced removal from their homeland, and the devastation of a once-proud nation. One of the men, known as The Ridge—short for He Who Walks on Mountaintops—is a fearsome warrior who speaks no English, but whose exploits on the battlefield are legendary. The other, John Ross, is descended from Scottish traders and looks like one: a pale, unimposing half-pint who wears modern clothes and speaks not a word of Cherokee. At first, the two men are friends and allies who negotiate with almost every American president from George Washington through Abraham Lincoln. But as the threat to their land and their people grows more dire, they break with each other on the subject of removal. In Blood Moon, John Sedgwick restores the Cherokee to their rightful place in American history in a dramatic saga that informs much of the country’s mythic past today. Fueled by meticulous research in contemporary diaries and journals, newspaper reports, and eyewitness accounts—and Sedgwick’s own extensive travels within Cherokee lands from the Southeast to Oklahoma—it is “a wild ride of a book—fascinating, chilling, and enlightening—that explains the removal of the Cherokee as one of the central dramas of our country” (Ian Frazier). Populated with heroes and scoundrels of all varieties, this is a richly evocative portrait of the Cherokee that is destined to become the defining book on this extraordinary people.


Blood Moon

Blood Moon

Author: Teri Harman

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781939967015

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A hand slowly reaches out a crack in the window to feel the light sprinkles of rain. The hand, cemented with dirt, sweat, and blood, trembles like a withered leaf clinging to a dead branch. Although filthy, the hand emits a history of grace and elegance long lost to the evils of torture and imprisonment . . . From what Willa recalls, seeing this pitiful hand, and, eventually, the person connected to it, was the catalyst to the discovery of her true self. Willa is a witch, and it turns out her boyfriend, Simon, is a witch, too.


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Download or read book Blood Moon written by Teri Harman and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hand slowly reaches out a crack in the window to feel the light sprinkles of rain. The hand, cemented with dirt, sweat, and blood, trembles like a withered leaf clinging to a dead branch. Although filthy, the hand emits a history of grace and elegance long lost to the evils of torture and imprisonment . . . From what Willa recalls, seeing this pitiful hand, and, eventually, the person connected to it, was the catalyst to the discovery of her true self. Willa is a witch, and it turns out her boyfriend, Simon, is a witch, too.


Blood Moon

Blood Moon

Author: Alyxandra Harvey

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2012-06-19

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0802728472

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The thrilling romance and high action continue as Alyx Harvey treats fans to a new installment of Ruling Passion


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Download or read book Blood Moon written by Alyxandra Harvey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrilling romance and high action continue as Alyx Harvey treats fans to a new installment of Ruling Passion


Blood Law

Blood Law

Author: Karin Tabke

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-05-03

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1101514310

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A captivating paranormal from a rising voice in erotic romance. As undisputed Alpha, Rafael must choose a life mate to preserve the dominance of his Lycan pack. He never suspected his mate would be a human, the same wounded girl-woman he seduced from the brink of death. Falon is a dangerous combination of Lycan and Slayer-bred to destroy his kind. She's also a mesmerizing beauty whose sensuality tempts the warrior to take risks. Surrendering to their primal heat could destroy them both...for a vengeful foe awaits to take what is rightfully his by Blood Law.


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Download or read book Blood Law written by Karin Tabke and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating paranormal from a rising voice in erotic romance. As undisputed Alpha, Rafael must choose a life mate to preserve the dominance of his Lycan pack. He never suspected his mate would be a human, the same wounded girl-woman he seduced from the brink of death. Falon is a dangerous combination of Lycan and Slayer-bred to destroy his kind. She's also a mesmerizing beauty whose sensuality tempts the warrior to take risks. Surrendering to their primal heat could destroy them both...for a vengeful foe awaits to take what is rightfully his by Blood Law.


Noc City (The Complete Trilogy)

Noc City (The Complete Trilogy)

Author: Penn Cassidy

Publisher:

Published: 2021-06-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781304514141

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The Complete Noc City Trilogy - Special Edition! Book 1 Noc City Book 2 Blood Moon Book 3 Hybrid Theory Book 1 Noc City They call me the Angel of Noc City, but it's all a lie. The cameras see what they want to see as my father spins half truths and dangerous propaganda. Darklings are dangerous. Monstrous. Unholy. They're a threat to humans everywhere, and they need to be destroyed, despite the decades of peace. But what happens when Noc City's poster girl discovers she's one of the monsters they fear? I can tell you what happens. Chaos. Fear. War. I thought death was my only way out. Sweet, dark oblivion. But I was wrong. The way out might just be through a room of chains, blood, and cravings...of sex, pain, and betrayal. My way out of this hell might rest in the hands of the most dangerous creatures Noc City's ever known. Book 1 Blood Moon I've been beaten... I've been humiliated... I've been shackled... I've peered behind the masks and uncovered a world of secrets and evil I never knew existed, and now it's time to choose my side. These men are ruthless, powerful leaders who have seen things I could only dream of. They're cunning, sinister and too alluring for their own good. I've gone from captive to complicit in a matter of weeks, and they're each tempting the darkest parts of myself I've hidden for so long now. I know what needs to be done. Even if it means jumping right back into the snake pit. I'm a darkling, after all, and I'll fight tooth and claw to bring justice to my kind. All bets are off because I'm out for blood. Book 3 Hybrid Theory I'm changing... From the inside out I'm changing and I can't stop it. Who I was, who I thought I could be... It's all gone now. A single moment was all it took to shatter everything I thought I knew about myself. A single moment was all it took to make me the most wanted woman in the world. This is a DARK reverse harem series with a LOT of blood, MMF, and swears, not to mention references to su*cide, abuse, and trauma. 18+ due to graphic violence and sexual situations.


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Download or read book Noc City (The Complete Trilogy) written by Penn Cassidy and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Noc City Trilogy - Special Edition! Book 1 Noc City Book 2 Blood Moon Book 3 Hybrid Theory Book 1 Noc City They call me the Angel of Noc City, but it's all a lie. The cameras see what they want to see as my father spins half truths and dangerous propaganda. Darklings are dangerous. Monstrous. Unholy. They're a threat to humans everywhere, and they need to be destroyed, despite the decades of peace. But what happens when Noc City's poster girl discovers she's one of the monsters they fear? I can tell you what happens. Chaos. Fear. War. I thought death was my only way out. Sweet, dark oblivion. But I was wrong. The way out might just be through a room of chains, blood, and cravings...of sex, pain, and betrayal. My way out of this hell might rest in the hands of the most dangerous creatures Noc City's ever known. Book 1 Blood Moon I've been beaten... I've been humiliated... I've been shackled... I've peered behind the masks and uncovered a world of secrets and evil I never knew existed, and now it's time to choose my side. These men are ruthless, powerful leaders who have seen things I could only dream of. They're cunning, sinister and too alluring for their own good. I've gone from captive to complicit in a matter of weeks, and they're each tempting the darkest parts of myself I've hidden for so long now. I know what needs to be done. Even if it means jumping right back into the snake pit. I'm a darkling, after all, and I'll fight tooth and claw to bring justice to my kind. All bets are off because I'm out for blood. Book 3 Hybrid Theory I'm changing... From the inside out I'm changing and I can't stop it. Who I was, who I thought I could be... It's all gone now. A single moment was all it took to shatter everything I thought I knew about myself. A single moment was all it took to make me the most wanted woman in the world. This is a DARK reverse harem series with a LOT of blood, MMF, and swears, not to mention references to su*cide, abuse, and trauma. 18+ due to graphic violence and sexual situations.


Empire of the Summer Moon

Empire of the Summer Moon

Author: S. C. Gwynne

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-05-25

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 1416597158

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*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award* *A New York Times Notable Book* *Winner of the Texas Book Award and the Oklahoma Book Award* This New York Times bestseller and stunning historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West “is nothing short of a revelation…will leave dust and blood on your jeans” (The New York Times Book Review). Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. The second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever to come out of the Old West: the epic saga of the pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the Comanches. Although readers may be more familiar with the tribal names Apache and Sioux, it was in fact the legendary fighting ability of the Comanches that determined when the American West opened up. Comanche boys became adept bareback riders by age six; full Comanche braves were considered the best horsemen who ever rode. They were so masterful at war and so skillful with their arrows and lances that they stopped the northern drive of colonial Spain from Mexico and halted the French expansion westward from Louisiana. White settlers arriving in Texas from the eastern United States were surprised to find the frontier being rolled backward by Comanches incensed by the invasion of their tribal lands. The war with the Comanches lasted four decades, in effect holding up the development of the new American nation. Gwynne’s exhilarating account delivers a sweeping narrative that encompasses Spanish colonialism, the Civil War, the destruction of the buffalo herds, and the arrival of the railroads, and the amazing story of Cynthia Ann Parker and her son Quanah—a historical feast for anyone interested in how the United States came into being. Hailed by critics, S. C. Gwynne’s account of these events is meticulously researched, intellectually provocative, and, above all, thrillingly told. Empire of the Summer Moon announces him as a major new writer of American history.


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Download or read book Empire of the Summer Moon written by S. C. Gwynne and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award* *A New York Times Notable Book* *Winner of the Texas Book Award and the Oklahoma Book Award* This New York Times bestseller and stunning historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West “is nothing short of a revelation…will leave dust and blood on your jeans” (The New York Times Book Review). Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. The second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever to come out of the Old West: the epic saga of the pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the Comanches. Although readers may be more familiar with the tribal names Apache and Sioux, it was in fact the legendary fighting ability of the Comanches that determined when the American West opened up. Comanche boys became adept bareback riders by age six; full Comanche braves were considered the best horsemen who ever rode. They were so masterful at war and so skillful with their arrows and lances that they stopped the northern drive of colonial Spain from Mexico and halted the French expansion westward from Louisiana. White settlers arriving in Texas from the eastern United States were surprised to find the frontier being rolled backward by Comanches incensed by the invasion of their tribal lands. The war with the Comanches lasted four decades, in effect holding up the development of the new American nation. Gwynne’s exhilarating account delivers a sweeping narrative that encompasses Spanish colonialism, the Civil War, the destruction of the buffalo herds, and the arrival of the railroads, and the amazing story of Cynthia Ann Parker and her son Quanah—a historical feast for anyone interested in how the United States came into being. Hailed by critics, S. C. Gwynne’s account of these events is meticulously researched, intellectually provocative, and, above all, thrillingly told. Empire of the Summer Moon announces him as a major new writer of American history.