Three Years Among the Comanches

The Narrative of Nelson Lee, the Texas Ranger

By: Nelson Lee

Narrated by: Clay Lomakayu

On April 2, 1855, Texas Ranger Nelson Lee was one of four survivors of a night attack by the Comanches. He escaped death by torture by fascinating his captors with an alarm watch, convincing them he alone had the spiritual powers to make the watch work. This classic tells the tale of Lee's captivity and daring escape.

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The story is compelling and the verbiage eloquently presented as a book from its time required something we have unfortunately lost. However, it seems to be more of a dime store novel rather than an accurate historical reference. Many tales in the story didn’t add up especially how the Comanche lived or ate. The tribe were known to never farm or write in pictures as an example. It is a good story and the author must have spent valuable time in the west to gain some knowledge to write this tale.