Geronimo: Prisoner of Lies - Twenty-Three Years As a Prisoner of War, 1886-1909

When Geronimo and his warriors surrendered to the US Army, General Miles made a number of promises for the surrender terms that were in fact false. Geronimo: Prisoner of Lies provides insights into how Chiricahua prisoners of war lived while held in captivity by the United States Army in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as seen through the eyes of their war leader Geronimo. The indignities and lies they suffered, and how they maintained their tribal culture in the face of great pressure to change or vanish entirely, are brought to life and provided new context through this book.

About the author

By W. Michael Farmer

Summary

"Stories from Geronimo's long years in custody of the US Army, with new insights into his life and legend"--

Product details

• Authors: W Michael Farmer, W. Michael Farmer
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781493042005
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-4200-5
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Indigenous Peoples, Local History, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, US West, Western & Pacific Coast states, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies, HISTORY / Indigenous / General, Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity, Relating to Native American people / First Americans