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The Lipan Apaches: People of Wind and Lightning Paperback – Illustrated, February 15, 2011
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Thomas A. Britten
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This study of one of the least known Apache tribes utilizes archival materials to reconstruct Lipan history through numerous threats to their society.
- Print length352 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherUNM Press
- Publication dateFebruary 15, 2011
- Dimensions6 x 1.1 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100826345875
- ISBN-13978-0826345875
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Winner 2010 Kate Broocks Bates Award For Historical Research. The award is given annually for a significant piece of historical research dealing with any phase of Texas history prior to 1900. -- TSHA website
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Winner of the 2010 TOMFRA Best Book Award. TOMFRA (Texas Old Missions and Forts Restoration Assoc.) sponsors the award for an outstanding published book pertaining to Spanish Colonial Texas. --TOMFRA website --TOMFRA website
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Winner of the 2010 TOMFRA Best Book Award. TOMFRA (Texas Old Missions and Forts Restoration Assoc.) sponsors the award for an outstanding published book pertaining to Spanish Colonial Texas. --TOMFRA website --TOMFRA website
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This study of one of the least known Apache tribes utilizes archival materials to reconstruct Lipan history through numerous threats to their society.
About the Author
Thomas A. Britten is associate professor of history at the University of Texas, Brownsville. He is also the author of A Brief History of the Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts and American Indians in World War One.
Product details
- Publisher : UNM Press
- Publication date : February 15, 2011
- Edition : Illustrated
- Language : English
- Print length : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0826345875
- ISBN-13 : 978-0826345875
- Item Weight : 1.2 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,172,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,435 in Native American Demographic Studies
- #1,718 in Indigenous History
- #3,184 in Native American History (Books)
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Thomas A. Britten earned a Ph.D. in History from Texas Tech University in 1994. He has taught history at Briar Cliff College (Sioux City, IA), Arkansas Tech University, and at the University of Texas at Brownsville. A Michigan native, Britten has written five books and several articles on different facets of Native American history. Britten served as the inaugural chair of the History Department at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley (2015-2019).






