The Apache Wars : The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History (Hardcover)

from nmele

This is a comprehensive history of the interactions between the American Indian groups known to settlers as Apaches and those settlers and their government. As a story, it is both complex and tragic, and many well-known figures appear, including Cochise, Tom Jeffords, Kit Carson and, of course, G...

from cwflatt

Very fast paced book. It covers a lot of years of history. The thread of the story about Mickey Free helps to weave all the key characters and locations especially in the early parts of the book. The story tells of the frustration on all sides because of borders, personalities, politics, differen...

from velopunk

This is an exhaustive history of the Apache Indian wars in Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico between the Civil War and the capture of Geronimo in 1886. There were many different bands of Apaches and there were often conflicts among them. This factor led to the formation of the Apache Scouts in the U...

from hippypaul

Paul Hutton has produced a major work on the Apache Wars. He details the background and customs of the tribe and describes the terrain over which this book plays out. A wealth of detail conveys the story of the conflict between Mexico, the US, and the Apache nation. The Apache were a nomadic wari...

from Ronrose1

The ApacheWar, this was the United States' longest war. From 1860 to 1890, the white man and the Apache battled it out over a sun scorched, wind blown , desolate terrain that became soaked with the blood of both sides. The Apache had been fighting for their land against the Spanish long before th...