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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
One downside of audiobooks is that the original publication date isn't always easily viewed. The language occasionally used by Fehrenbach is cringeworthy but slightly understandable for a book published in the 1970s (when it was written) but completely unacceptable for one released in 2024 (when the audiobook was first released). I think Fehrenbach is a pretty decent historian -- and there were many good takeaways from this book -- but I had to work to see past the Peter-Pan-esque way he often described the peoples about whom he was writing.
informative
slow-paced
informative
sad
slow-paced
While not perfect, this book presents a wealth of cultural information about the Comanche and their formation as an individual people. This book is well written and sourced, although slightly dated in some of its language. It shows a very neutral perspective, and should be critical reading material for anyone interested in the plains tribes or the Comanche in particular.
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
A heartbreaking read.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Fehrenbach’s history of the Comanches is haunting in its plain-spoken detailing of the People destroyed in a great clash of cultures.
I will be forever left wondering whether a life of labor in cities is indeed superior to a life of freedom on the prairie.
I will be forever left wondering whether a life of labor in cities is indeed superior to a life of freedom on the prairie.