The Last Campaign

Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America

H. W. Brands

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Random House Inc
24 October 2023

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"Bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands follows the lives of General William Tecumseh Sherman and Apache war leader Geronimo to tell the story of the Indian Wars and the final fight for control of the American continent.

""Gripping...

Brands' writing style and his mastery of history make the book an excellent introduction to the time period for newcomers, and a fresh perspective for those already familiar with this chapter in the nation's history.""-AP

William Tecumseh Sherman and Geronimo were keen strategists and bold soldiers, ruthless with their enemies. Over the course of the 1870s and 1880s these two war chiefs would confront each other in the final battle for what the American West would be- a sparsely settled, wild home where Indian tribes could thrive, or a more densely populated extension of the America to the east of the Mississippi.

Sherman was a well-connected son of Ohio who attended West Point and rose to prominence through his scorched-earth campaigns in the Civil War. Geronimo grew up among the Apache people, hunting wild game for sustenance and roaming freely on the land. After the brutal killing of his wife, children and mother by Mexican soldiers, he became a relentless avenger, raiding Mexican settlements across the American border. When Sherman rose to commanding general of the Army, he was tasked with bringing Geronimo and his followers onto a reservation where they would live as farmers and ranchers and roam no more. But Geronimo preferred to fight.

The Last Campaign is a powerful retelling of a turning point in the making of our nation and a searing elegy for a way of life that is gone."

By: H. W. Brands
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 561g
ISBN: 9780593314524
ISBN 10: 0593314522
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 24 October 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

H. W. BRANDS holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. He has written more than a dozen biographies and histories, including The General vs. the President, a New York Times bestseller, and Our First Civil War, his most recent book. Two of his biographies, The First American and Traitor to His Class, were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.

Reviews for The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America

Brands is a talented storyteller, with a novelist's feel for pacing and detail. -The Wall Street Journal Sweeping. . . An excellent, well-written study-like most of the author's books, a welcome addition to the literature of westward expansion. -Kirkus Reviews *Starred Review*