This book brings with it a horrifying perspective of the 19th century Texas landscape. Many of the places that a referenced here, as well as names, will be immediately familiar to anyone who has spent a bit of time in the state. Though it is through a lens of the bloody affairs of the Texas frontier that it is all seen through.

The sheer magnitude of death and general ugliness in this book lent towards what made it difficult for me to read in the beginning (along with getting all the various Indian tribes in context), though ended up gradually getting used to it. This book shows all that happened without hiding anything, or trying to make anything sound not as bad as it actually was. And it was also this book that made me realize how often media has done this while covering this, and I can't really blame those who did.

Regardless the book is amazing. Offers a very clear and honest view of what happened between Comanches and the people of 19th century Texas. It is a hard book to read, but incredibly worth it.