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The Comanche Empire

Pekka Hämäläinen

A study that uncovers the lost history of the Comanches shows in detail how the Comanches built their unique empire and resisted European colonization, and why they were defeated in 1875.

HistoryAmerican History · medium confidenceAmerican History81 signalsLlm Classifier: American History -> American HistoryGoogle Books: History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: World History -> World HistoryAfrica & the African DiasporaAsia & the PacificSettler Colonialism

Award History

1 wins · 3 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Bancroft PrizeMajor2009WinnerOfficial source
Cundill History PrizeMajor2009FinalistSecondary source
PROSE Award for U.S. History2008Honorable mentionOfficial source
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