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- Killing Cynthia Ann
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: TCU Press
summary
The saga of Cynthia Ann Parker is well known to historians of the Texas frontier and readers of historical fiction. Kidnapped from Parker's Fort near Mexia by raiding Comanches in 1836, she was completely assimilated into the Noconi band. She married tribal leader Peta Nocona and bore him two sons, Quanah and Pecos, and a daughter, Toh-Tsee-Ah. Late in 1860, she and toddler Topsannah (as the whites called her) were recaptured by Texas Rangers and returned to "civilization" and the extended Parker clan.
Cynthia Ann never adapted to white culture. She was shunted from one Parker family to another, living in constant grief and doubt—about herself and her daughter and about the fate of her Comanche family still on the prairies. Convinced she was a captive of the Texans, Cynthia Ann was determined to escape to the high plains and the Comanche way. The Parkers neither cared for nor understood Cynthia Ann's obsession with returning to her homeland and her people.
Charles Brashear's thoroughly researched and vividly realistic novel, Killing Cynthia Ann, tells the story as it might have happened and turns it into a compelling and unforgettable drama.
“Basing his fictional speculation on a careful reading of the historical record, Brashear chronicles the heartbreaking descent into despair of a proud woman who could not forget her warrior husband and two sons. . . [The public] will appreciate this engrossing novel, which can also supply a personal perspective to supplement history texts.”--Library Journal
Table of Contents
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- 2 Camp Cooper
- pp. 15-26
- 3 Lost in the Snow
- pp. 27-40
- 4 Victory Dance at Birdville
- pp. 41-50
- 5 Ceremonies
- pp. 51-62
- 7 House of No Escape
- pp. 75-84
- 8 The Cowrie-Shell Dress
- pp. 85-90
- 9 Preloch, The Queen
- pp. 91-98
- 10 Fighting Amelia, Winter 1861
- pp. 99-104
- 11 Gathering at the River, Summer 1862
- pp. 105-110
- 12 With Serena and Billy Parker, Fall 1862
- pp. 111-116
- 13 Peta Nocona at Fort Cobb
- pp. 117-120
- 14 Run Away With Billy
- pp. 121-124
- 15 Courting Coho Smith
- pp. 125-132
- 16 Sunday School, Spring 1863
- pp. 133-140
- 17 Tecks Ann
- pp. 141-148
- 18 A Parker Thanksgiving, November 1863
- pp. 149-160
- 19 Has-No-Name
- pp. 161-168
- 20 "She's Getting Better"
- pp. 169-178
- 21 Goes-Blank
- pp. 179-186
- 22 Looking at Walls, 1867
- pp. 187-192
- 23 The Death of Cynthia Ann
- pp. 193-200
- Historic and Bibliographic Notes
- pp. 201-209
Additional Information
ISBN
9780875655123
Related ISBN(s)
9780875654317
MARC Record
OCLC
48139995
Pages
215
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No