Ride the Wind (1982) by Lucia St. Clair Robson is the story of Cynthia Ann Parker's life after she was captured during the Comanche raid on her family's fort.

Her son Quanah Parker was the last Comanche leader to surrender.

It is also an account of a people who were happiest when they were moving, and a depiction of a way of life that is gone forever.

It also made the NY Times and Washington Post best seller lists that year.

Ride the Wind has earned more than 120 5-star reviews on Amazon.