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On September 5, 1886, the entire nation rejoiced as the news flashed from the Southwest that the Apache war leader Geronimo had surrendered to Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles. With Geronimo, at the time of his surrender, were Chief Naiche (the son of the great Cochise), sixteen other warriors, fourteen women, and six children. It had taken a force of 5,000 regular army troops and a series of false promises to "capture" the band. Yet the surrender that day was not the end of the story of the Apaches associated with Geronimo. Besides his small band, 394 of his tribesmen, including his wife and children, were rounded up, loaded into railroad cars, and shipped to Florida. For more than twenty years Geronimo's people were kept in captivity at Fort Pickens, Florida; Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama; and finally Fort Sill, Oklahoma. They never gave up hope of returning to their mountain home in Arizona and New Mexico, even as their numbers were reduced by starvation and disease and their children were taken from them to be sent to the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania.… (más)
The book to dispel the myth about Geronimo (or Goyahkla)--can you still call something a myth if it is demonizing rather than lauding a person? Presents background information on his parents, the cultural divisions of the Apache, their lifeways, and the surrounding events in their lives, all of which help us understand how Geronimo developed his skills and the strong support he received from his people. He wasn't just a single man fighting for his life. Having said all that, I admit I never got beyond the first few chapters, primarily because I have too many other commitments to give this the time and focus it needs. While I was reading, I found it intensely interesting but fairly difficult to get through. Debo is obviously a scholar. This is a good thing when he delves into as many varied sources as needed to present a full understanding. But when he presents disputed facts (e.g. some sources give 1850, some sources say 1858) and then explains why he believes one of them is more accurate, it becomes more than I have time for. Includes footnotes, lengthy bibliography, index, historical photos, and a few maps. I fully believe the importance of clearing up false beliefs about historical figures, especially when those prejudices affect how we treat others.That said, I live in Wisconsin and I'm more likely to confront the demonization of Black Hawk than of Geronimo in my daily life. I will admit to picking up this book because of having listened to [Killer of Enemies] by [[Joseph Bruchac]] and wanting to know more about the culture of the historical Lozen. I'm writing this review of a partial book as a reminder to myself for some future time when I again have the freedom to go deeper into this biography.
Larry McMurtry considers this book a classic, and he has pretty good taste. It is not only a biography of Geronimo but a history of the encounter between the U.S.A.'s westward expansion and the Apache people through the life of one of its great leaders. ( )
On September 5, 1886, the entire nation rejoiced as the news flashed from the Southwest that the Apache war leader Geronimo had surrendered to Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles. With Geronimo, at the time of his surrender, were Chief Naiche (the son of the great Cochise), sixteen other warriors, fourteen women, and six children. It had taken a force of 5,000 regular army troops and a series of false promises to "capture" the band. Yet the surrender that day was not the end of the story of the Apaches associated with Geronimo. Besides his small band, 394 of his tribesmen, including his wife and children, were rounded up, loaded into railroad cars, and shipped to Florida. For more than twenty years Geronimo's people were kept in captivity at Fort Pickens, Florida; Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama; and finally Fort Sill, Oklahoma. They never gave up hope of returning to their mountain home in Arizona and New Mexico, even as their numbers were reduced by starvation and disease and their children were taken from them to be sent to the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania.
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Having said all that, I admit I never got beyond the first few chapters, primarily because I have too many other commitments to give this the time and focus it needs. While I was reading, I found it intensely interesting but fairly difficult to get through. Debo is obviously a scholar. This is a good thing when he delves into as many varied sources as needed to present a full understanding. But when he presents disputed facts (e.g. some sources give 1850, some sources say 1858) and then explains why he believes one of them is more accurate, it becomes more than I have time for.
Includes footnotes, lengthy bibliography, index, historical photos, and a few maps.
I fully believe the importance of clearing up false beliefs about historical figures, especially when those prejudices affect how we treat others.That said, I live in Wisconsin and I'm more likely to confront the demonization of Black Hawk than of Geronimo in my daily life. I will admit to picking up this book because of having listened to [Killer of Enemies] by [[Joseph Bruchac]] and wanting to know more about the culture of the historical Lozen. I'm writing this review of a partial book as a reminder to myself for some future time when I again have the freedom to go deeper into this biography.