There is some quibbling regarding the use of the word empire in Pekka Hämäläinen’s fascinating new history of the powerful and unrecognized Comanche tribe of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. Nonetheless, this highly original narrative details the tribe’s accomplishments and impressive geographical reach throughout the 18th and 19th centuriesthereby exhibiting the large gaps that now exist in American historiography. —
Robert Birnbaum, Jun. 30, 2008