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Nine Years Among the Indians (Expanded, Annotated)

By: Herman Lehmann
Narrated by: Brian V. Hunt, Claire Dayton
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In a real-life version of Little Big Man comes Indian captive narrative of Herman Lehmann. He was captured as a boy in 1870 and lived for nine years among the Apaches and Comanches. Long considered one of the best captivity stories from the period, Lehmann came to love the people and the life. Only through the gentle persuasion of famed Comanche chief, Quanah Parker, was Lehmann convinced to remain with his white family once he was returned to them.

Lehmann saw some of the most dramatic changes in the western United States from a perspective few whites had. He didn't just play the part...he was living as an Indian. His struggle to readjust to white culture is detailed here as well. At the time of this writing, he was married with five children, although he maintained the ties to his Indian friends and family for the rest of his life.

Every memoir of the American West provides us with another view of the movement that changed the country forever.

©2015 Big Byte Books (P)2017 Big Byte Books
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Simple

I love the simplistic writing. Comes across as authentic and truthful. Great insight into the life of an Apache and Comanche.

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A Must Read

Very intriguing and very accurate book. It was great to hear from the Indians perspective. A must read for anybody. Never a dull moment lots of action.

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Awesome read!

This was a very interesting book full of crazy stories and cool history! Great to see this history from two perspectives.

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Recommended for all high schoolers

What a harsh life for such a young boy. To live as a "White-face and a Cooper-face. I was impressed by his faithful and hopeful mother. The boy must have been torn in his heart to witness the White-face kill the sqaw and children. Then years later witness the Copper-face kill the women and children.

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good times

great glimpse into another world! absolutely enjoyed the story, but the reader left a lot to be desired. think of an incredible adventure read by Ferris bueller's teacher.

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Fascinating Story

This book should be required reading for students in Oklahoma. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire book.

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great story

loved every minute of it. well told with lots of details. wish there were a volume 2

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Fantastic stoey

I loved this book. During many years of hunting in Mason and Gillespie counties, I hear stories of Hermann and was shown his old haunts by German descent ranchers. A rancher in Schleicher county tikd me about this book because his folks had settled there and fought the Alache and Comanche. This book gave a perspective from a white caltive who completely accepted his new culture, with all of it's nobility, savage cruelty, ingenuity, and ultimate grief at it's collapse. What a great story.

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wonderful

such a great story, it makes it all the more interesting, that I actually live amongst the exact landscape the story is told about. *****

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Detailed Biography

Ive always been interested in these stories. Have read the book many times, first audio book. I like it very much.

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