The Geronimo campaign / Odie B. Faulk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faulk, Odie B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geronimo, 1829-1909.

Geronimo.

Apache Indians--Biography.

Apache Indians.

Apache Indians--Wars, 1883-1886.

Apache Indians--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The surrender of the great Apache leader Geronimo to U.S Army Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood in August of 1886 brought to an end a struggle that had begun in the early years of the century, and had figured prominently in the western campaign of the Civil War. The words addressed by Gatewood to Geronimo as they met along the banks of Mexico's Bavispe River echoed those spoken in many such a meeting between victorious American commander and vanquished Native American. ""Accept these terms or fight it out to the bitter end,"" said Gatewood. The terms were forced relocation to Florida and the cedi

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Contents; I The Apaches; II The Army; III Causes of the Outbreak; IV In Pursuit, May 1885-December 1885; V In Pursuit, December 1885-March 1886; VI Miles's Campaign to Conquer; VII Geronimo's Final Surrender; VIII The Betrayal of the Apaches; IX The Fight for Glory; X Geronimo's Triumph; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

"First published in 1969 by Oxford University Press"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliography: p. 229-235 and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-802005-8

1-4237-3844-6

0-19-500544-9

0-19-992350-7

1-280-44357-X

1-60129-937-0

OCLC:

475955632