Geronimo

Geronimo, S. M. Barrett, Frederick W. Turner , Frederick W. Turner

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Plume
01 March 1996

Biography: general; Indigenous peoples

""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 book contains 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 made appeals 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 his 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.""

Now Geronimo's narrative, with S.M. Barrett's original commentary, has been set in historical perspective by Frederick Turner's new introduction on the latest scholarship about the period. These elements combine in Geronimo- His Own Story to provide unique insights into the beliefs, customs, and way of life of a remarkable man and his people.

By: Geronimo, S. M. Barrett
Notes by: Frederick W. Turner
Introduction by: Frederick W. Turner
Imprint: Plume
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Newly rev and edited
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 183g
ISBN: 9780452011557
ISBN 10: 0452011558
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 01 March 1996
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Geronimo was a Bedonkohe Apache leader of the Chiricahua Apache, who led his people's defense of their homeland against the United States.He dictated his autobiography through an interpreter toS.M. Barrett, then superintendent of schools in Lawton, Oklahoma. Frederick W. Turner is an American historian and writer. He annotated the revised edition of Geronimo's 1906 autobiography.

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Geronimo, S. M. Barrett, Frederick W. Turner , Frederick W. Turner

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