S.C. Gwynne is the author of His Majesty's Airship, Hymns of the Republic, and the New York Times bestsellers Rebel Yell and Empire of the Summer Moon, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He spent most of his career as a journalist, including stints with Time as bureau chief, national correspondent, and senior editor, and with Texas Monthly as executive editor. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife.
"Man for man, the Comanches were the fiercest and most resourceful
warriors in North America, and they held onto their domain with an
almost otherworldly tenacity. In this sweeping work, S.C. Gwynne
recreates the Comanche's lost world with gusto and style--and
without sentimentality. After reading Empire of the Summer Moon,
you'll never think about Texas, or the Great Plains, in quite the
same way again."
--Hampton Sides, author of Blood and Thunder and Hellhound On His
Trail
"S.G. Gwynne's Empire of the Summer Moon is many things--a
thrilling account of the Texas frontier in the nineteenth century,
a vivid description of the Comanche nation, a fascinating portrait
of Cynthia Ann Parker and her son, the mysterious, magnificent
Quanah--but most of all it is a ripping good read. Gwynne writes
history with a pounding pulse and a beating heart. In Empire of the
Summer Moon he's given us an epic frontier peopled with real men
and women, living and dying and hoping and dreaming at the bloody
edge of civilization. I couldn't put it down."
--Jake Silverstein, Editor, Texas Monthly, and author of Nothing
Happened and Then It Did
"Sam Gwynne is a master story-teller and a dogged reporter, and in
this book he makes history come to life in a way that everyone --
not just students of the Texas myth -- will find irresistible. I
couldn't put it down."
--Evan Smith, CEO and Editor in Chief, The Texas Tribune
"Man for man, the Comanches were the fiercest and most resourceful
warriors in North America, and they held onto their domain with an
almost otherworldly tenacity. In this sweeping work, S.C. Gwynne
recreates the Comanche's lost world with gusto and style--and
without sentimentality. After reading Empire of the Summer
Moon, you'll never think about Texas, or the Great Plains, in
quite the same way again."
--Hampton Sides, author of Blood and Thunder and
Hellhound On His Trail
"S.G. Gwynne's Empire of the Summer Moon is many things--a
thrilling account of the Texas frontier in the nineteenth century,
a vivid description of the Comanche nation, a fascinating portrait
of Cynthia Ann Parker and her son, the mysterious, magnificent
Quanah--but most of all it is a ripping good read. Gwynne writes
history with a pounding pulse and a beating heart. In Empire of
the Summer Moon he's given us an epic frontier peopled with
real men and women, living and dying and hoping and dreaming at the
bloody edge of civilization. I couldn't put it down."
--Jake Silverstein, Editor, Texas Monthly, and author of
Nothing Happened and Then It Did
"Sam Gwynne is a master story-teller and a dogged reporter, and in
this book he makes history come to life in a way that everyone --
not just students of the Texas myth -- will find irresistible. I
couldn't put it down."
--Evan Smith, CEO and Editor in Chief, The Texas Tribune
|
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
