Empire of The Summer Moon | Essay

Running head: EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON ESSAY
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON ESSAY
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1EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON ESSAY
‘Empire of the Summer Moon’ is a history book that is about the rise and the decline of
the Comanche empire. Written by S. C. Gwynne, the book shows how the Comanche Nation was
one of the most powerful and feared First Nations in North America. The reason why this nation
was so powerful is because its members were of highly mobile nature and they had the unique
ability to attack in an unpredictable manner in the warlike society. The story revolves around the
Parker family; emphasis is given on the character of Cynthia Ann Parker, who was kidnapped
and raised as Comanche, she married a war chief of Comanche. The story revolves around the
life of Cynthia Parker and with unflinchingly brutal and terroristic strategies.
It seems that Gwynne produced a revolutionist history from the Texas frontier and the
reason behind writing the book might be the fact that he wanted to focus on the victimization of
the Indians; as mentioned by several of his readers, Gwynne himself agrees that the viewpoint on
the victimization of the Indians was not accurate and he wrote this book to show the exact
position that the Indians were in. The author was trying to point out that the white people were
also brutal, but the Comanches were also very powerful and were feared for a reason. I believe
that the author did not overbalance his motif and this is why reading the book makes me have a
perspective that tells me that may be the Indians were not as victimized as destructively as it was
portrayed; the Comanches had their moves too which made them feared in the land of North
America. I believe there was no political motive behind the publishing of the story and the writer
genuinely wanted put in front an unbiased work of revolution.
Race and ethnicity are prime factors that are occurring in the west; since it was the
fundamental reason because of whi9ch the people in the area were conflicted. The native
Americans were refusing to stay with the refugee Indians as they belonged to diverse ethnic
groups and different race. Texas was the home country for the Native Americans and they were