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The mount of Captain Miles W. Keogh, Comanche used to be the legendary sole survivor of Custer’s Last Stand. As such, the pony makes an electric connection between history and memory. In exploring the deeper meaning of the Comanche saga, His Very Silence Speaks addresses larger issues such as the human relationship to animals and nature, cross-cultural differences within the ways animals are perceived, and the symbolic use of living and legendary animals in human cognition and communication.

More than an account of the prestigious horse’s life and legend existence, this penetrating volume provides insights into the life of the cavalry horse and explores the connection between cavalrymen and their mounts. Lawrence illuminates Comanche’s significance during the many symbolic roles he has assumed at different times and for more than a few groups of people, and reveals much in regards to the ways through which symbols operate in human thought and the way through which legends develop.

American Civil War
History Custer’s Last Stand
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