Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Prologue 1
5. 1. Apache Youth 5
6. 2. Apache Manhood 15
7. 3. Battle and Massacre 23
8. 4. “Americans” 29
9. 5. War with the Americans 36
10. 6. Return of the Bluecoats 45
11. 7. Cochise: War and Peace, 1863– 72 55
12. 8. Cochise: Peace at Last, 1872 61
13. 9. The Chiricahua Reservation, 1872– 76 72
14. 10. Removal to the Gila River 81
15. 11. Geronimo’s First Breakout, 1878 92
16. 12. Back to San Carlos, 1878– 79 98
17. 13. Geronimo’s Second Breakout, 1881 104
18. 14. Geronimo Abducts Loco, 1982 113
19. 15. Mexico: Massacres and Raids, 1882– 83 125
20. 16. Geronimo Confronts Crook in the Sierra Madre, 1883 134
21. 17. Return to San Carlos, 1883– 84 143
22. 18. Th e Last Breakout, 1885 149
23. 19. Back to the Sierra Madre, 1885 160
24. 20. Chased by Crook’s Scouts, 1885– 86 168
25. 21. Canyon de los Embudos, 1886 182
26. 22. Miles in Command, 1886 192
27. 23. Geronimo Meets Gatewood, 1886 203
28. 24. Geronimo Surrenders, 1886 213
29. 25. Prisoners of War, 1886– 87 221
30. 26. Geronimo at Mount Vernon Barracks, 1888– 94 235
31. 27. Geronimo’s Final Home, 1894–1909 248
32. 28. Geronimo’s Last Years 255
33. Epilogue 263
34. APPENDIX 275
35. Abbreviations 276
36. Notes 277
37. Bibliography 319
38. Index 335