| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 33.1

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The Wichita Indians: Traders of Texas and the Southern Plains, 1540–1845. By F. Todd Smith. (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2000. xiii + 206 pp. Maps, notes, bibliography, index. $32.95.)

When first encountered by Europeans, the Wichita Indians dominated the Southern Plains. Politically, they were a loose confederation of distinct tribes and bands, including Panis Piques, Taovayas, Guichitas, Tawakonis, Kichais, and Wacos, and they lived in fixed villages notable for domed-shaped and grass-covered dwellings. With a population estimated at 200,000, the Wichitas were successful hunters and farmers, skillful traders and negotiators. They were also relentless enemies, feared as much for their facial tattoos as for their battlefield bravado. . . .

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