Black Legend - George Bascom, Cochise, and the Start of the Apache Wars

In 1861, war between the U.S. and the hostile Chiricahua Apaches seemed inevitable. When a young boy was kidnapped, Lieutenant George Bascom confronted Apache leader Cochise-an act some blamed for setting the smoldering conflict ablaze. This book analyzes that legend, versus what really happened, within the historical context of the Indian Wars.

About the author

Doug Hocking was born on Long Island. While still young, Hocking was transplanted to the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico where he grew up forming close friendships with Native Americans and Mexican Americans learning the peoples, cultures, and terrain of the Southwest. Hocking currently lives in Sierra Vista, Arizona, where he has frequently visited the site of Forts Buchanan and Breckenridge, Cochise's Stronghold, Johnny Ward's Ranch, and Apache Pass, seeing them through the eyes of historian, ethnographer, and archaeologist.

Summary

In 1861, war between the U.S. and the hostile Chiricahua Apaches seemed inevitable. When a young boy was kidnapped, Lieutenant George Bascom confronted Apache leader Cochise—an act some blamed for setting the smoldering conflict ablaze. This book analyzes that legend, versus what really happened, within the historical context of the Indian Wars.

Product details

• Authors: Doug Hocking, Hocking Doug
• Publisher: Taylor
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781493063796
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-6379-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biography: historical, political & military, True war & combat stories, military history, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, Indigenous Peoples, Local History, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Relating to Native American people, US West, Western & Pacific Coast states, American Civil War, American Civil War and Reconstruction (1861–1877), HISTORY / Indigenous / General