Summary: Part A:Urban planner and explorer Moses Gates describes his trespasses in some of the most illustrious cities in the world, from Paris to Cairo to Moscow. Gates describes his immersion in the worldwide subculture of urban exploration; how he joined a world of people who create secret art galleries in subway tunnels, break into national monuments for fun, and travel the globe sleeping in centuries-old catacombs rather than hotels or bed-and-breakfasts.Part B:In 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. Glenn Frankel explores the real history behind the story that became the legendary film by John Ford and John Wayne.
