Why people recommend it
Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne is a gripping historical account documenting the rise and fall of the Comanche empire and the brutal, decades-long conflict with Texas settlers. Joe Rogan repeatedly championed the book on The Joe Rogan Experience, describing it as the best account on the subject and praising its vivid, intense depiction of frontier warfare and historical brutality. During various episodes, Rogan recommended the audiobook version to both guests and listeners, emphasizing the stark and horrific realities of the era. Actor Bradley Cooper also joined Rogan on the podcast to discuss the title, highlighting its thorough documentation of the conquest of Texas, the relentless fighting against the Texas Rangers, and the infamous kidnapping of Cynthia Anne Parker. Furthermore, Ryan Holiday referenced the publication on The Daily Stoic while discussing notable works by one of Texas's greatest writers. Across these discussions, the book is consistently celebrated for its uncompromising narrative style, deep historical research, and unflinching portrayal of a violent and transformative period in American history.
Who recommended it
- Joe Rogan Recommended
- Jordan Jonas Discussed
- Ryan Holiday Recommended
- Bridget Phetasy Recommended
- Paul Rosolie Discussed
- Taylor Sheridan Discussed
- Paul Kix Recommended
- Bradley Cooper Recommended
- Gabor Mate Discussed
- Oliver Anthony Recommended
- Shane Dorian Discussed
- Steven Rinella Discussed
- Rob Lowe Recommended
- Bert Kreischer Discussed
- Bari Weiss Recommended
- Chris Kresser Recommended
- Josh Homme Discussed
- Chris Williamson Discussed
- Donnell Rawlings Recommended
- Alexander Cortes Recommended
Joe Rogan — 51 mentions
“Empire of the Summer Moon. It made the movie, right? It's the best.”
“There's a great book about Texas called um Empire of the Summer Moon. Oh, I've heard of that before. About the settlers encountering the Comanche.”
“Well, there's an amazing book about Texas called Empire of the Summer Moon. It's all about the Comanche.”
“Did you ever read Empire of the Summer Moon? Bro, incredible. The scene that they describe where they chopped this guy's arms and legs off and then threw him on the fire while he was still alive to watch him squirm.”
“Got to read this book, Empire of the Summer Moon. Get it on audio. It's incredible. Empire of the Summer Moon? Empire of the Summer Moon.”
“I mean, I'm in the middle of uh the audio book Empire of the Summer Moon for the second time. It's uh it's all about the Comanches and the war between the settlers and the Comanches here.”
“I'm fascinated with this Comanche civilization that lived here because this book Empire of the Summer Moon is just it's so interesting.”
“and they would torture people in the most horrific ways in Empire of the Summer Moon, which is an amazing book on the Comanche from right in this spot.”
“Well, I I went through a whole book series of Wild West books that I read um after I read uh Empire of the Summer Moon.”
“Empire of the summer moon is uh about the kamanche oh yeah and it's all about the settling of this area”
“yeah Empire the summer moon is like that like there's some of the horrific Tales of torture and what they woo those Kam atch were some wild folks”
“Yeah some of that some of those stories are just like oh my God you got to set them down and come back to them yeah Empire the summer moon is like that like there's some of the horrific Tales of torture and what they woo Those Kam atch were some wild folks”
“if you listen to any of the stories like empire of the summer moon where gwen talks about the the comanches that lived right here dude the things they did to their enemies were horrific that book will freak you out empire of the summer moon is an incredible book about here about texas”
“um the uh Comanche book what is the name of it Jamie Empire the summer Moon Empire of the summer moon it's [__] insane book about the Comanche who lived here”
“Jamie Empire the summer Moon Empire of the summer moon It's [ __ ] insane book about the Comanche who lived here It's one of the best books I've ever read I've read it twice all”
“have you read Empire of the summer Moon I have I I had Sam on the podcast”
“there's a fantastic book about Texas and about the commanches called Empire of the summer Moon sure uh have you read it yeah incredible book”
“there's uh this book Empire of the summer Moon oh yeah I read that”
“have you ever read anything about the comanches the people that used to live here it's a it's one of the wildest cultures of all the native american tribes they lived here in texas yeah yeah there's there's a [ __ ] great book called empire What is it called empire the summer moon empire of the summer moon it's”
“i'm sure you know empire of the summer moon yeah yeah i was gonna ask you yeah yeah amazing”
“that SC Gwen's book the Empire of the summer Moon they just let these people build these homesteads”
“That's Scott Gwynne's book, the Empire of the Summer Moon, they just let these people build these homesteads.”
“Empire the summer Moon amazing book”
“um empire the summer moon it's about the comanche”
“like if you want to read about it in this state there's a [ __ ] amazing book called empire the summer moon”
“like the hill country and this is i i found this out originally from reading um empire the summer moon which is this incredible book about the history of the texas plains and the comanches”
“so the comanches when theyPum they there's this incredible book called empire the summer moon that details this womanPum i forget her name her last name is parkerPand she got kidnapped when she was nine years old by the comanches”
“We didn't really understand, you know, much about Native American culture until people started started writing these like Empire of the Summer Moon, some of these amazing books where you get a real understanding of like like Black Elk Speaks, like those kind of things.”
“I remember the first time I read Empire of the Summer Moon which is about this place right here right where we're at. I was like, "Jesus, like how could we how how did I not know this?”
“like you ever read the Empire of the summer moon no oh my God I'll get it to you you got to read it”
“the comanche were an animal-based culture which is really interesting is that book empire the summer moon right yes yes fantastic book”
“and the revolver was basically this all comes from a book that's an amazing book that i read uh called empire the summer moon by this uh this guy uh sam gwen s s g gwen and it's all about the comanches”
“there's a fantastic book about it called empire of the summer moon but mexico set up the settlers”
“there's a guy named SC SC Gwen and he wrote this book called empire of the summer moon yeah and it's all about the Comanches and you know a lot of it talks about their lifestyle and talks about the hardships that they had to go through and you know mostly bow and ar bow and arrow hunting for deer”
“there's a book that you got to start with this is the one that'll get you it's called empire of the summer moon by this guy SGG when it's [__] crazy it's all about the Comanches”
“well that book by Sam Webb what is he call himself se Gwyn yeah say his name Sam Sam Quinn who I had on the podcast but when you read that book there the life that they had was so it was so intense the Comanche though it was so fascinating”
“and then i did read this book Empire the summer moon it was on the Comanches and the holy [ __ ] and then i just started getting”
“when I read this book wit was what is the the Guin now Empire the summer moon this Native American book I read actually listen to it on audio I don't wanna lie but it's amazing and it's all about the”
“until I read empire of the summer moon and then you know have you read that SG Queens book about the Comanches and about the Texas Rangers”
“I mean this book that I read empire of the summer moon is all about the Comanches”
“i was listening to the empire of the summer moon [ __ ] great mansion”
“I'm on my fifth book in the last three months on Native Americans Wow yeah I became obsessed higher the summer moon okay it's a book on the Comanches”
“Empire of the summer moon SC Guin wrote this fantastic book about the Comanches”
“I had this author in the other day his name Sam, Sam Quinn, s-see Quinn, he wrote this book empire of the summer moon, it's [__] amazing man, it's about the Comanches and it's about the the war they had with like through Texas and Oklahoma”
“I got this book from this dude the the author SC Quinn was in here yesterday its empire of the summer moon and it's all about the Comanches and the United States fight against the Comanche and how long it went down”
“you said you got a call from your publicist because your audiobook spiked its spiking like crazy”
“and so he he tells me to read your book and empire of the summer moon yes yeah”
“he tells me to read your book and empire of the summer moon”
“I can't recommend it enough you know it's just it changed the way I felt and thought about the whole this whole thing of these settlers traveling across the country and encountering these Native American tribes”
“one of the things they talk about is the Comanches ate very little berries or fruits or vegetables they mostly just ate Buffalo the Inuit also ate very little especially during the winter you know but they went to great lengths to trade for plant foods and in the summer the more plant foods so that the proportions vary you”
“Empire the summer moon holy [ __ ] holy [ __ ] is it good it's terrifying Empire the wet empire of the summer moon it's about the wars between the settlers and Native Americans”
Jordan Jonas — 3 mentions
“yeah I know you were speaking of which you've read those like Quanah Parker and moving books and stuff me too and now having lived with those natives it's like there's so much good there”
“But the the I when I read those like you know empire of the summer moon those nights and books out and I grew up with a couple of good friends that were Native American and it really made me think like I wonder if you could seeing how how well how much of a difference it makes having that”
“that's the other thing that gets documented in se Gwen's book uh-huh empire of the summer moon because right you we have this narrative that the white man came along and did terrible things for Native Americans”
Ryan Holiday — 2 mentions
“And then this one, I don't know if you read Empire of the Summer Moon, which is an incredible book, SCU, one of Texas's great writers”
“so his his book The Empire of the summer moon was the one I was like oh I love this book”
Bridget Phetasy — 2 mentions
“I mean it's insane and it's accurate that's really I mean read Empire of the summer Moon if you never have you read that yepo that's here that's right here”
“That's really I mean read Empire the summer Moon if you never have you read that yepo that's here”
Paul Rosolie — 2 mentions
“and then like you read Empire a summer Moon and you're like oh it's all lies”
“and I think reading that the Empire of the summer moon was made it even worse because that's so dirty”
Taylor Sheridan — 2 mentions
“that was a part of uh Empire of the summer Moon you know that these folks had just establish these homesteads and had no idea”
“oh I mean I had no idea until I read Empire the summer Moon and then I had the author come in”
Paul Kix — 2 mentions
“Well see, so his book 'Empire of the Summer Moon' was the one I was like, oh, I love this book.”
“But the story of 'Empire of the Summer Moon' is like just one moment in Comanche history that he's spun out into its own book.”
Bradley Cooper — 1 mention
“It's it's documented in the book Empire of the Summer Moon. this incredible book all talks about the the the conquering of Texas and the the Comanche fighting the Texas Rangers.”
Gabor Mate — 1 mention
“was it the empire the summer moon yeah beautiful book”
Oliver Anthony — 1 mention
“there's an amazing book called Empire of the summer Moon that's all about Texas and the Comanches and the Texas Rangers”
Shane Dorian — 1 mention
“one of the books was about this specific area um called empire the summer moon”
Steven Rinella — 1 mention
“yeah like some of the depictions of the tortures from that and empires of the summer moon”
Rob Lowe — 1 mention
“Oh, that great book. Which one? Under the Harvest Moon. Oh, okay. Yeah. Do yourself a favor. I will. I will. Empire of the Summer Moon was one that I'm talking about. That's the one.”
Bert Kreischer — 1 mention
“this is like I've kind of got into this when I was reading empire of the summer moon is a book about Comanches. I bought it on audiobook”
Bari Weiss — 1 mention
“I'm on my fifth book in the last three months on Native Americans... look higher the summer moon”
Chris Kresser — 1 mention
“one of the things I was reading about the Comanches was I watching listening rather to this audio book summer moon empire of the summer moon it's amazing I recommended it too much”
Josh Homme — 1 mention
“so dude I'm almost done with this book I'm listen audiobook Empire the summer moon it is [__] insane it's all of us at the war Jamie Gary [__] Gary's [__] Gary that's lucky SC Gwyn gwy and n E and part of summer moon it's all about the war with the Plains tribes the Plains Plains Indians versus the”
Chris Williamson — 1 mention
“It's a book called Empire of the Summer Moon, and it is about the Comanche Indians, who are arguably the most war-driven tribe of people that have almost existed.”
Donnell Rawlings — 1 mention
“do you have been reading this book about the Wild West holy [ __ ] but it's an audiobook I say I'm reading but I'm really lying I'm listening I'm listening I always do Empire the summer moon holy [ __ ] holy [ __ ] is it good it's terrifying Empire the wet empire of the summer moon it's”
Alexander Cortes — 1 mention
“yeah I read this book last week Empire to summer moon it's about Comanche tribe and the United States a great fascinating like phenomenal book I read it like this awesome awesome book nonfiction”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 1
“Is that book empire the summer moon Right Yes Yes Fantastic book”
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