Although Cynthia Ann Parker never recounted her experiences as a captive of the Comanches (1836-60), her story is probably the most familiar of all the pioneer women captured by Indians in the Southwest. Margaret Hacker's five years of research have produced a balanced and dependable account of this tragic story.
"With excellent documentation and bibliography, this compact volume earns a place on the bookshelf of anyone who is interested in probing deeper the settlement of the American frontier." (True West)
"Margaret Schmidt Hacker's slim volume 'Cynthia Ann Parker: The Life and the Legend' is a must if you want to cut through the froth, misinformation and polemics that Parker's life inspired." (The Houston Post)
"...Hacker sought accuracy in an impressive array of published sources, manuscripts, newspapers, census records, and oral histories. As a result, 'Cynthia Ann Parker: The Life and The Legend' is a well-researched and interesting account of an intriguing woman in southwestern history." (New Mexico Historical Review)
Southwestern Studies No. 92
ISBN 0-87404-187-2, paper, $15.00
6X9, 68 pg., photos, biblio.
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