Three Years among the Comanches: The Narrative of Nelson Lee the Texan Ranger, is an autobiographical account of the captivity of Lee. It was first published in 1859, one year after Lee escaped and made his way to El Paso, Texas.

In this reprint of a classic Indian Captivity Narrative from the 19th century, Nelson Lee recounts his adventures and his narrow escape from the Comanches in tales nearly too tall to be true. From South America to Texas, he finds adventure everywhere. Lee emerges from one hairy situation only to ride into another daring adventure with the coolness of a Hollywood hero. For three years he is held captive among the Comanches. Tortured by his captors, this Texas Ranger survives to tell others ...

"If you're looking for something both exciting and historical 'Three Years Among the Comanches' may fill the bill...the story Texas Ranger Nelson Lee tells of his captivity by the Comanches...was married to an Indian woman." The Times (Shreveport), Oct. 20, 1957This is a detailed account of Lee's captivity among the Comanches in the 1850's and his escape through the mountains back to white civilization. The story is full of encounters with alligators, snak...

Among the many captive narratives of the nineteenth century, Nelson Lee's stands out as one of the most thrilling and authentic. A longtime Texas Ranger, Lee was captured by Comanches and held for three long, grueling years before making his escape.Once free, he nearly lost his mind and his life during the two months it took him to make his way to a settlement. Alone, lonely, completely worn out, and uncertain of where he was, he was barely able to persevere.Back in his nat...

Three Years Among the Comanches: The Narrative of Nelson Lee, the Texas Ranger; Containing a Detailed Account of His Captivity Among the Indians, His Singular Escape Through the Instrumentality of His Watch, and Fully Illustrating Indian Life as It is...

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As a divorce lawyer, Moses Storm has probably saved more marriages than he’s destroyed, but he can’t seem to make things right with his own wife. So, when the opportunity comes to go to Africa to hunt some man-eating lions, he jumps at the chance, believing he has nothing to lose. To Storm’s surprise, he finds himself attracted to a beautiful African woman—a woman who was only a child the last time he visited Africa twenty-five years earlier. Her perfection has only become more refined and...

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