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Cynthia Ann Parker is taken captive at nine by a Comanche raid and lives as a slave for twenty‑four years. She later becomes the wife of a Comanche chief and mother of Quanah Parker, who would rise as a prominent leader. In 1861, both she and her infant daughter are recaptured and returned to a white settlement against their wishes, illustrating the turbulent conflict between Native Americans and white settlers.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Carolyn Meyer
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