Rogan interviews and discusses Empire of the Summer Moon with the author.
CT'97 said:
Am I the only one who felt it was sensationalized and he focused on the things that would obviously disturb a modern audience?
Sorry, it's been a long time since I read it. One was describing forty foot snowdrifts in the Texas Panhandle. And it seems like there were one or two "Lo, the noble savage" moments, but it's been years since I read it.GSPag` said:
Canyon, please share what you found eye rolling. I would be interested in hearing them.
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Reading it now (Christmas present) Some glaring inaccuracies (50 foot snowdrifts on the high plains???) and a bias that started on page two, referring to McKenzie and the Red River Wars as "The Final Solution".
Still well written, pulls lots of info from first-hand accounts such as On the Border with McKenzie.
Only about 4 chapters in (had other Christmas books to read first) but I like it. Living here in the middle of Comancheria and a dozen miles from the battle of the Palo Duro, it's a subject that has long fascinated me.
If you really want to dive deep into it, I also found a post I made where I linked some of the many threads, and linked them:Quote:
I thoroughly enjoyed it. I've read a lot on the Red River Wars, and being from Canyon (and Texas) I've known the Cynthia Ann Parker story forever. Even been to the reproduction Parker Fort in Grosebeck. I've read Carter's On the Border with McKenzie, so I recognized Carter's influence.
As stated above, I was instantly on guard when he used the politically charged term "final solution" And there are spots were his obvious bias creeps in.
But all in all, I thought it was well-balanced, mostly accurate, and most of all, well-written book. Reads more like a novel than a history book. Tells the story from both sides, without painting one side or the other as heroes or villains.
Lots of footnotes and references in the back for further consideration.
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