Home Film Acquisitions ‘Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan Lands ‘Empire Of The Summer Moon’, Will Write & Direct Epic On Comanche Leader Quanah & Rise And Fall Of Old West’s Fiercest Tribe ...

With powerful themes of survival, culture, and conflict, Empire of the Summer Moon promises to bring the untold history of the American West to life. Learn about the key characters, ...

Empire Of The Summer Moon will be based upon S.C. Gwynne’s book, 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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In “Empire of the Summer Moon,” S.C. Gwynne writes about the Comanches, who ruled what is now Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma in the 19th century. COURTESY IMAGE.

Gwynne offers a gripping new history of the Comanche nation—the one native tribe that could have halted America's westward expansion—and its greatest leader, Quanah Parker.