Geronimo : A Biography
Mary A. Stout
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
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Utgitt | Santa Barbara : : ABC-CLIO, , 2009.
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Omfang | 1 online resource (168 p.)
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Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Preface; Timeline: Events in the Life of Geronimo; Chapter 1 A Child Named Goyahkla; Chapter 2 Becoming Geronimo; Chapter 3 Fighting the Mexicans; Chapter 4 Fighting the Americans; Chapter 5 The First Surrender; Photo Section; Chapter 6 Life on the Run; Chapter 7 The Final Surrender; Chapter 8 A Prisoner's Life; Chapter 9 Celebrity Status; Chapter 10 No Place to Go; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Index. - A revered Apache spiritual and military leader and a recurring figure in pop culture lore, Geronimo was a key figure during the settlement of the American Southwest. He led one of the last major independent Indian uprisings and personified the struggle of Native Americans during westward expansion. Geronimo: A Biography explores the life of this legendary leader, a man who has become an icon of the courageous-and doomed-struggle of the Native Americans.||This biography follows Geronimo's life from his traditional Apache upbringing to his final days as a celebrity prisoner of war. It discusses
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ISBN | 9780313344541
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