Geronimo: His Own Story: The Autobiography of a Great Patriot Warrior Contributor(s): Barrett, Stephen Melvil (Editor), Barrett, S. M. (Adapted by), Turner, Frederick (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1433234432 ISBN-13: 9781433234439 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: MP3 CD Published: March 2008 Annotation: One of the most extraordinary documents in the annals of Native American history, this is the authentic testament of a remarkable war shaman who for several years held off both Mexico and the United States in fierce defense of Apache lands. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.34" W x 7.5" (0.21 lbs) |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
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Publisher Description: Here is one of the most extraordinary and invaluable documents in the annals of Native American history: the authentic testament of a remarkable "war shaman" who, for several years, held off both Mexico and the United States in fierce defense of Apache lands. During 1905 and 1906, Geronimo, the legendary Apache warrior and honorary war chief, dictated his story through a native interpreter to S. M. Barrett, then superintendent of schools in Lawton, Oklahoma. As Geronimo was by then a prisoner of war, Barrett had to appeal all the way up the chain of command to President Teddy Roosevelt for permission to record the words of the "Indian outlaw." Geronimo came to each interview knowing exactly what he wanted to cover, beginning with the telling of the Apache creation story. When, at the end of the first session, Barrett posed a question, the only answer he received was a pronouncement: "Write what I have spoken." |
Contributor Bio(s): Barrett, S. M.: - S. M. Barrett was superintendent of schools in Lawton, Oklahoma. Turner, Frederick: -Frederick Turner is the author of seven books of nonfiction, one novel, and extensive literary journalism. He has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. |