The Searchers: The Making of an American LegendIn 1836 in East Texas, nine year old Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Comanches. She was raised by the tribe and eventually became the wife of a warrior. Twenty four years after her capture, she was reclaimed by the U. S. cavalry and Texas Rangers and restored to her white family, to die in misery and obscurity. Cynthia Ann's story has been told and re told over generations to become a foundational American tale. The myth gave rise to operas and