Geronimo: A Biography
The first biography of Geronimo aimed at the high school and undergraduate student audience, this book provides a balanced account of Geronimo's life in the context of key historical and cultural events of his lifetime.

A revered Apache spiritual and military leader and a recurring figure in pop culture lore, Geronimo was a key figure during the settlement of the American Southwest. He led one of the last major independent Indian uprisings and personified the struggle of Native Americans during westward expansion. Geronimo: A Biography explores the life of this legendary leader, a man who has become an icon of the courageous—and doomed—struggle of the Native Americans.

This biography follows Geronimo's life from his traditional Apache upbringing to his final days as a celebrity prisoner of war. It discusses the historical and social forces at work during the period, including Native American traditions and lifeways. It also shows how Geronimo's surrender in 1886 marked the end of the traditional Native American way of life. No longer free to roam the lands of their forefathers, Indians faced a future of captivity and a struggle to maintain their identity and traditions.

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Geronimo: A Biography
The first biography of Geronimo aimed at the high school and undergraduate student audience, this book provides a balanced account of Geronimo's life in the context of key historical and cultural events of his lifetime.

A revered Apache spiritual and military leader and a recurring figure in pop culture lore, Geronimo was a key figure during the settlement of the American Southwest. He led one of the last major independent Indian uprisings and personified the struggle of Native Americans during westward expansion. Geronimo: A Biography explores the life of this legendary leader, a man who has become an icon of the courageous—and doomed—struggle of the Native Americans.

This biography follows Geronimo's life from his traditional Apache upbringing to his final days as a celebrity prisoner of war. It discusses the historical and social forces at work during the period, including Native American traditions and lifeways. It also shows how Geronimo's surrender in 1886 marked the end of the traditional Native American way of life. No longer free to roam the lands of their forefathers, Indians faced a future of captivity and a struggle to maintain their identity and traditions.

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Geronimo: A Biography

Geronimo: A Biography

by Mary A. Stout
Geronimo: A Biography

Geronimo: A Biography

by Mary A. Stout

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The first biography of Geronimo aimed at the high school and undergraduate student audience, this book provides a balanced account of Geronimo's life in the context of key historical and cultural events of his lifetime.

A revered Apache spiritual and military leader and a recurring figure in pop culture lore, Geronimo was a key figure during the settlement of the American Southwest. He led one of the last major independent Indian uprisings and personified the struggle of Native Americans during westward expansion. Geronimo: A Biography explores the life of this legendary leader, a man who has become an icon of the courageous—and doomed—struggle of the Native Americans.

This biography follows Geronimo's life from his traditional Apache upbringing to his final days as a celebrity prisoner of war. It discusses the historical and social forces at work during the period, including Native American traditions and lifeways. It also shows how Geronimo's surrender in 1886 marked the end of the traditional Native American way of life. No longer free to roam the lands of their forefathers, Indians faced a future of captivity and a struggle to maintain their identity and traditions.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780313344541
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 10/13/2009
Series: Greenwood Biographies Series
Pages: 168
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range: 14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Mary A. Stout is a librarian at Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Acknowledgments
Preface
Timeline: Events in the Life of Geronimo
Chapter 1 A Child Named Goyahkla
Chapter 2 Becoming Geronimo
Chapter 3 Fighting the Mexicans
Chapter 4 Fighting the Americans
Chapter 5 The First Surrender
Chapter 6 Life on the Run
Chapter 7 The Final Surrender
Chapter 8 A Prisoner's Life
Chapter 9 Celebrity Status
Chapter 10 No Place to Go
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index
Photo essay follows page 60

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