Geronimo's Story of His Life is the oral life history of a legendary Apache warrior. Composed in 1905, while Geronimo was being held as a U.S. prisoner of war at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

The author reconstructs the story of his relative, Adolph Korn, who was captured in 1870 at the age of ten from a Texas farm by the Comanches and quickly adopted their way of life, drawing from family records, interviews with modern-day Comanches, and other sources to examine the experiences of Korn, as well as other Native American captives.

Renowned for ferocity in battle, legendary for an uncanny ability to elude capture, feared for the violence of his vengeful raids, the Apache fighter Geronimo captured the public imagination in his own time and remains a mythic figure today. This thoroughly researched biography by a renowned historian of the American West strips away the myths and rumors that have long obscured the real Geronimo and presents an authentic portrait of a man with unique...

Presents the testament of legendary Apache warrior Geronimo as dictated to native interpreter S. M. Barrett in 1905 and 1906; and includes Barrett's original commentary, and a historical introduction by Frederick Turner.

"Explains Apache resistance under Geronimo's leadership, including its chronology, causes, and lasting effects"--

A biography of the Indian warrior whose family was killed by Mexican troop and who led raids into Mexican and American territory.

"Geronimo was a great leader and a wise man. In this book, readers will uncover his life story-from his struggles with the US government and settlers in Arizona to the eventual surrender that made him a prisoner of war for the rest of his life-and understand his profound effect on the Apache tribe. Though he later became famous and traveled the country, he was never allowed to return to his birthplace. Through easy-to-read text and fascinating pictures,...

"Geronimo earned his place in the pantheon of Native American heroes by standing up for his people, even in the face of punishment. Though he never regained his tribe's lands from the US government, he is remembered by many Apache for his leadership and courage. Readers learn about Geronimo's fight for Apache territory as well as his early life in the present-day American Southwest. Historical images of him and early Native American reservations enhance...

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...

A biography of Apache Indian leader Geronimo.