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Book Review of Where the Broken Heart Still Beats: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker (Great Episodes)

Where the Broken Heart Still Beats: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker (Great Episodes)
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True story of nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker, who was kidnapped from her home in West Texas by a raiding band of Comanche warriors. Twenty-five years later, Cynthia Ann, now known as Naduah, and her daughter are recaptured by Texas Rangers and returned to life among white people. Cynthia Ann has difficulty adjusting to the settlers' ways and hopes that her warrior son will find her and return her to the Comanches.