Re: Quannah Parker

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: : Quannah Parker, was quite a figure.

: : It's been some time since I've read up on him, but the thing that stands out, in my mind, was the Adobe Walls affair ... a small group of Buffalo Hunters, holed up in these adobe ruins ... kind of an Alamo in reverse.

: : Quannah was one of the allied Indian leaders against this bunch, united in a last ditch effort to drive them from the southern plains & save their food supply ... Commanche, Kiowa, Southern Cheyenne, Arapaho, Kiowa/Apache, maybe an Oglala Sioux or two.

: : It didn't work out for the Indians, though they greatly outnumbered their foe ... those Buffalo guns, and the cover, proved to be too much.

: : A couple of good books, overviews on the Plains Indians Wars, are "The Long Death" & "Death on the Prairie." I'm not sure that either one is in print at this time

: Hi Rich and Ayesha!

: Thank you both for your info regarding Quanah Parker! Rich, yes, the Adobe Walls affair reminded me of the Alamo. The documentary I watched focused on that and also on Cynthia Ann Parker! It would be nice to see a movie being done about Cynthia and her son. However, I wouldn't care to see a Harlequin version of it...:)

: Rich, do you have any more info on Chief Washakie? I will try to dig up the book you mentioned..Ha, it actually reminded me of one I own...I guess I should take a good look at it..:)BTW it is called : NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN WARS by Richard H. Dillon.

: There are so many stories yet to be told..

: Rebecca


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