Geronimo's Story of His Life (Illustrated Edition)

This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.Geronimo was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Chiricahua Apache tribe. From 1850 to 1886 Geronimo joined with members of three other Chiricahua Apache bands—the Tchihende, the Tsokanende and the Nednhi—to carry out numerous raids as well as resistance to US and Mexican military campaigns in the northern Mexico states of Chihuahua and Sonora, and in the southwestern American territories of New Mexico and Arizona. Geronimo's raids and related combat actions were a part of the prolonged period of the Apache–United States conflict, which started with American settlement in Apache lands following the end of the war with Mexico in 1848.Contents:The ApachesOrigin of the Apache IndiansSubdivisions of the Apache TribeEarly LifeTribal Amusements, Manners, and CustomsThe FamilyThe MexicansKas-ki-yehFighting under DifficultiesRaids that were SuccessfulVarying FortunesOther RaidsHeavy FightingGeronimo's Mightiest BattleThe White MenComing of the White MenGreatest of WrongsRemovalsIn Prison and on the WarpathThe Final StruggleSurrender of GeronimoA Prisoner of WarThe Old and the NewUnwritten Laws of the ApachesAt the World's FairReligionHopes for the Future