tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post3342986079341657921..comments2024-03-29T06:09:48.207-07:00Comments on daily timewaster: The Ultimate Bad Assc w swansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-86081514841809554482022-01-11T12:59:11.933-08:002022-01-11T12:59:11.933-08:00I always thought the Commanches were a much more b...I always thought the Commanches were a much more badass tribe than the Sioux, they held their territory for a longer time, ruled a much bigger swath of country and basically kicked everybody's ass from down in Mexico up into the high plains using bows, arrows and horsemanship...and Empire of the Summer Moon is a incredible book.mountain boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010753356029972429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-70763163472882947092022-01-11T12:05:08.036-08:002022-01-11T12:05:08.036-08:00He ran the army ragged.He ran the army ragged.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-41551094922078660952022-01-11T11:48:44.120-08:002022-01-11T11:48:44.120-08:00I'm about 3/4 of the way through Empire of the...I'm about 3/4 of the way through <em>Empire of the Summer Moon; Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, The Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History...</em>, by S.C. Gwynne - highly recommended by either our host or Dave Petzal in Field and Stream, I forget who.<br /><br /><br />At one point the author claims that a Comanche warrior could hit a target the size of a doorknob at 50 yards 4 out of 5 times, and at 10 to 15 yards shoot a 20 to 30 inch arrow with sufficient force that it would drive <em>through</em> a 2,000 pound buffalo.<br /><br />Whew.<br /><br />Great book.Rob De Wittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-2237654598633524112022-01-11T03:49:23.078-08:002022-01-11T03:49:23.078-08:00The guy we honor when jumping out of planes?The guy we honor when jumping out of planes?Bobo the Hobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802845285585681316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-71773994635285046732022-01-10T18:47:43.467-08:002022-01-10T18:47:43.467-08:00Fought the us army to a stand still. Yep, he was ...Fought the us army to a stand still. Yep, he was pretty bad ass.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708868713277676628noreply@blogger.com