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White settlers arriving in Texas from the eastern United States were surprised to find the frontier being rolled backward by Comanches incensed by the invasion of their tribal lands

Better than a cauterizing light saber attack

Facing pages include information about the subjects of each of the drawings

Only one thing is certain: he'll never be the same again

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