The Comanche Empire
by Pekka Hamalainen (Hamalainen), Pekka Hämäläinen, Pekka Hämäläinen, Carla Mercer-Meyer · first published 2008
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The Comanche Empire (2009) is an excellent history on this subject. The author argues that the Comanches were an imperial power like the Spanish, French, and American forces they battled -- and like the Americans, also a…
on “The Rise and Fall of the Comanche Empire (2010)” ↗…"writing" and it's not required to have the former. On an unrelated note, Gwynne's book is fine as a fantasy story, but it's very badly regarded from the perspective of narrative history. Hämäläinen's Comanche Empire is a much better book arguing a largely similar position. Don't take that as applying to later books by the same author, sadly.
on “Teenagers Stayed Overnight at Their School and Found Hidden Ancient Roman Ruins” ↗I really really enjoyed "The Comanche Empire" https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300151176/comanche-empir... It took a long time to get through (very dense, academic) but was a sprawling look at a powerful indigenous culture that I knew nothing…
on “Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?” ↗One of the books cited in the article, The Comanche Empire [1], absolutely changed my reading of Blood Meridian. It gives a lot of insight into the political and economic state of Texas/Mexico/New Mexico in the 1800s, and highlights how well McCarthy understood…
on “Crossing the Blood Meridian: Cormac McCarthy and American History” ↗If you are interested in learning more about Comanches, can't recommend "The Comanche Empire" highly enough: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300151176/the-comanche-e...
on “Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89” ↗Loved Empire of the Summer Moon. Totally different kind of book, far more accessible than The Comanche Empire with more narrative and a fascinating storyline. The Comanche Empire is more of a history textbook. IIRC, I found The Comanche Empire by looking at the bibliography of Empire of the Summer Moon.
on “Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89” ↗