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First published in 1906,
Geronimo is the collaborative work between Geronimo, chief of the Chiricahua Apache, and author S. M. Barrett. The latter was given special permission from President Theodore Roosevelt to interview Geronimo while he was a prisoner of war at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. What Barrett recorded is a blunt, firsthand account of the twenty-five years Geronimo spent fighting the U.S. government.
In Geronimo, the famous Native American discusses the history of the Apache people—where they came from, their early life, and their tribal customs and manners. Geronimo expresses his personal views on how the white men who settled in the West negatively affected his tribe, from wrongs done to his people and removal from their homeland to Geronimos imprisonment and forced surrender.
“I am thankful that the President of the United States has given me permission to tell my story. I hope that he and those in authority under him will read my story and judge whether my people have been rightly treated.” —Geronimo
This is the perfect book for anyone interested in the history of America and its native peoples, and this true-life account—from one of the most well-known figures in our countrys history—is both thrilling and sobering.
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In the early 1900s, when Geronimo was taken prisoner, Barrett commissioned an interpreter to interview the Native American warrior. Told in his own words, this is the story of his life and people.
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"He and his men were the terror of the country, always leaving a trail of bloodshed and devastation."—The New York Times.
About the Author
Geronimo (1829-1909) was a leader and medicine man of the Chiricahua Apache tribe. He fought against both the United States and Mexico as they encroached into his tribal lands, known famously as the Apache Wars. He eventually surrendered to the U.S. army and was sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he was kept as a prisoner of war until his death.S. M. Barrett (1865-1948) was the superintendent of schools in Lawton, Oklahoma, when he interviewed Geronimo, who was then a prisoner of war. He authored a few works of fiction as well as Barrett's Practical Pedagogy.