Sunshine on the Prairie: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker

By Jack C. Ramsay

Book Overview

SUNSHINE ON THE PRAIRIE is the story of CYNTHIA ANN PARKER, captured by a band of Comanches as a nine-year-old while living in Fort Parker with her family. It was 24 years before she was "re-captured" by her "white family". This is the intriguing story of why she did not want to be rescued from her Comanche family. During her 24-year captivity, she had become a wife to Nocona, the most feared of the Comanche war chiefs and the mother of Quanah, last and most famous of the Comanche war chiefs. Cynthia Ann adopted completely the lifestyle and culture of the Comanches. She endured their hardships and she also learned to love the freedom of the pristine wilderness. Using exhaustive research, the author follows Cynthia's footprints over the prairie with a sensitivity rare among non-native Americans.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1940130174
• ISBN13: 9781940130170
• Release Date: April 1990
• Publisher: Eakin Press
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Very interesting and insiteful

A very good read. The coverage of Cynthia Ann Parker's life in the best detail that can be offered. Not too over-packed with facts and figures, but sticking to her story as told by her son Quanah, and her grand children. Though hard to find (I ordered from the publisher) it was worth the money