Books Like Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

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If you loved Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S.C. Gwynne, these books share similar qualities — same genre, comparable themes, and the kind of reader ratings that signal something special. Whether you read on Kindle, in print, or on audio, these recommendations deliver the same kind of experience.

10 books for fans of Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

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    Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

    by Stephen E. Ambrose

    4.95 BLT Score (140.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (140.3K)
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    Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

    by Robin Wall Kimmerer

    4.88 BLT Score (177.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (177.7K)
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    Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

    by Lori Gottlieb

    4.85 BLT Score (411.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (411.2K)
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    In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

    by Gabor Maté

    4.68 BLT Score (24.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (24.3K)
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    Facing the Mountain

    by Daniel James Brown

    4.63 BLT Score (12.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (12.6K)
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    Shadow Divers

    by Robert Kurson

    4.59 BLT Score (36.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (36.9K)
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    The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777

    The Revolution Trilogy • Book 1

    by Rick Atkinson, John Sterling

    4.18 BLT Score (10.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (10.4K)
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    Digest of The Boys in the Boat

    by A Reader's Companion

    4.49 BLT Score (9 ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (9)
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    All the President's Men

    by Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein

    4.44 BLT Score (58.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (58.3K)
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    The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency

    by Chris Whipple

    4.38 BLT Score (8.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (8.3K)

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