I'll ditto DocRocket's first post. Read the "Commanche Moon..." book about a month ago and rated it superb. Well researched, and the man can write, as well as look up facts and show their impact in the big picture across time and geography. Well written at the sentence level all the way to the organization of the whole book.
I knew quite a bit of it but not all by any means, especially the ascendency of the Commanches expanding east and south till they ran into US westward espansion, and astoundingly rolled it back for awhile.
The sections about Hays, the Texas Rangers and development of Colt's pistol are worth the book.
Last edited by Okanagan; 10/08/11.
