A fateful day in 1698 : the remarkable Sobaipuri-O'odham victory over the Apaches and their allies / Deni J. Seymour.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seymour, Deni J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tohono O'odham Indians--Wars.

Tohono O'odham Indians.

Tohono O'odham Indians--History--17th century.

Sobaipuri Indians--Wars.

Sobaipuri Indians.

Sobaipuri Indians--History--17th century.

Apache Indians--Wars.

Apache Indians.

Apache Indians--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, [Utah] : The University of Utah Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1698, the Apache and their allies attacked a sleeping Sobaipuri-O'odham village on the San Pedro River at the northern edge of New Spain, now in southern Arizona.This book, about one of the most important Southwestern battles of the era in this region, reads like a mystery.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. A Remarkable Event in 1698""; ""2. Documentary Sources""; ""3. Reconciling Ethnohistoric Accounts""; ""4. Who Were the Enemy?""; ""5. Reason for the Battle""; ""6. Distinguishing Historically Referenced Places""; ""7. The Santa Cruzes""; ""8. Adobe-Walled Structures in Comparative Regional Perspective""; ""9. Changes in Indigenous Communal Architecture and Colonial Influence""; ""10. Warfare and Weapons""; ""11. Sobaipuri and Enemy Projectile Points""; ""12. Projectile Point Poison""; ""13. Consequences and Aftermath of the Battle""

""14. Reconnecting with the Past""""References Cited""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

1-60781-287-8

OCLC:

903957529