Empire of the Summer Moon

This is a fascinating account of the Comanche Indians, covering most of the 19th Century. My bookclub selected this book because we're aware that few non-Native Americans know much about the people who were displaced by European settlers. Gwynne portrays them as brutal people, rapidly emerging from the stone age. I wonder if the focus of the book loses some balance, though, as I know the white settlers were also capable of brutality and were, in fact, stealing the land from the Indians. While those facts are there, the book's emphasis is elsewhere. Very detailed, but highly readable.