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Title: Geronimo: His Own Story by Geronimo, Frederick Turner, Stephen Melvil Barrett ISBN: 0-452-01155-8 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: March, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Were the Apache people treated fairly?
Comment: Geronimo wrote this book so that others may judge if he and the Apache people were treated fairly. This is a simple quesiton that becomes quite complex -- murder, robbery and broken promises...by both the Apaches, Mexicans, and white settlers and troops. It is difficult to assign culpability in this context.
I see it more of as a tragedy of when one culture encounters another radically different and less developed than its own. You will need to read the book yourself to develop your own conclusion.
What makes the book interesting is that it is Geronimo in his own words. It is transalted, but there is no white-man slant or probing questions. It truly is Geronimo in his own words. And as such, it provides a fascinating testament to early American Indian culture, interaction with both Mexicans and Americans, and the legendaryu cowboy-and-indian wars. The early chapters on Apache creation were fascinating, as were the later chapters on the St. Louis World's Fair.
Recommended.
Rating: 4
Summary: The story in his words...
Comment: Mr. Barrett interviewed Geronimo after several years of his captivity and this is his version of what happened in the Apache Wars. Definately an interesting read and a great story. Not what you should read if interested in a complete history of the Apache Wars and the part Geronimo had, but still worthwhile as it tells it from his prespective in his old age.
Rating: 5
Summary: Once I moved about like the wind...
Comment: This was a pretty good book and a fast read. The book has an introduction with some history about the Apache conflict and then goes into the part that is Geronimos own words, translated in the early 1900's. The book does point out places in the text that are disputed as being the words of Geronimo. He talks about things that happened to him as a child and as a young man.
However some things that are discussed in detail in traditional history books are barely mentioned here. There are some good pictures in the book. It's very interesting to hear it from his point of view, but I would also recommend other sources to get the complete story from both sides. I would compare the way the text reads to the book "Black Elk Speaks".
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Title: The Truth About Geronimo by Britton Davis, Milo Milton Quaife, Robert M. Utley ISBN: 0803258402 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: July, 1976 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Once They Moved Like The Wind : Cochise, Geronimo, And The Apache Wars by David Roberts ISBN: 0671885561 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 19 July, 1994 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: In the Days of Victorio; Recollections of a Warm Springs Apache by Eve Ball, James Kaywaykla ISBN: 0816504016 Publisher: University of Arizona Press Pub. Date: December, 1970 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Gatewood & Geronimo by Louis Kraft ISBN: 0826321305 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Geronimo: The Man, His Time, His Place by Angie Debo ISBN: 0806118288 Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: May, 1989 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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