Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History (74 page)

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Louis XIV, King of France,
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Louisiana,
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Louisiana Purchase (1803),
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Lubbock, Tex.,
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Luster, Sarah,
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Lynn, Isaac,
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McCarthy, Cormac, v

McClellan’s Creek,
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McCulloch, Ben,
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Mackenzie’s Raiders,
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McLaughlin, N. B.,
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Maman-ti, Chief,
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Manassas, Second Battle of,
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Mandans,
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Manifest Destiny,
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Marcy, Randolph,
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Martinez, Anton,
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Mason, A. B.,
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Matagorda Bay,
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Maverick, Mary,
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medicine,
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Mexia, Tex.,
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Mexican War,
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Mexico City,
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Mézières, Athanase de,
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Milam, Fort,
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Miles, Nelson A.,
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Military Division of the Missouri,
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Milky Way, Chief,
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Miller family,
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missions, Spanish,
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Monterrey, Mex.,
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Moore, John,
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Morgan, T. J.,
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mustangs,
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National Geographic Magazine
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Native American Church,
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Native Americans:

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battle tactics of,
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“civilized tribes” of,
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eastern tribes of,
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extermination of,
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see also specific leaders

peace policy for,
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population of,
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territories of,
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treaties with,
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see also specific tribes

Nautdah (Cynthia Ann Parker),
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Navajos,
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Nebraska,
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274

Neeley, Bill,
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Neighbors, Robert,
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Nermernuh (People),
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New Mexico,
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