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One of the books cited in the article, The Comanche Empire [1], absolutely changed my reading of Blood Meridian. It gives a lot of insight into the political an
by wswope 5y ago
One of the books cited in the article, The Comanche Empire [1], absolutely changed my reading of Blood Meridian. It gives a lot of insight into the political and economic state of Texas/Mexico/New Mexico in the 1800s, and highlights how well McCarthy understood the history of he was writing about. Highly recommended to any fans of history + Blood Meridian.
[1] https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300151176/comanche-empire https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300151176/comanche-empir...
- brenainn 5y agoThanks for the recommendation, I'm going to track down a copy. I read Lakota America last year (funnily enough also a recommendation from HN) and really enjoyed it.