1827?-1864

Profiles Cynthia Ann Parker, who was captured in 1836 at the age of nine and lived as a Comanche for more than twenty years.

Having been taken as a child in 1836 and raised by Comanche Indians, thirty-four-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker is forcibly returned to her white relatives, where she longs for her Indian life. Her only friend is her twelve-year-old cousin Lucy. A skillful novel that examines how individual identity is determined by cultural and social structures, and what happens when these are drastically altered. Based on a true story.

A biography of the pioneer woman who as a child was captured and raised by the Comanche Indians.

Having been taken as a child and raised by Comanche Indians, thirty-four-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker is forcibly returned to her white relatives, where she longs for her Indian life and her only friend is her twelve-year-old cousin Lucy.