Geronimo and the Struggle for Apache Freedom

by Russell Shorto

Recounts the life story of the Apache chief who led one of the last great Indian uprisings.

131 pages, Library Binding

Published July 1, 1989

About the author

Russell Shorto is the author, most recently, of Revolution Song, a new narrative of the American Revolution, which the New York Times called a "remarkable" achievement and the Chicago Tribune described as "an engaging piece of historical detective work and narrative craft." He is also the author of The Island at the Center of the World, a national bestseller about the Dutch founding of New York. Shorto is senior scholar at the New Netherland Institute and was formerly the director of the John Adams Institute in Amsterdam.

Reviews

[Joseph Gendron · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good summary of Geronimo's remarkable life and that of fellow Apaches in the region that is now southeastern Arizona, southwest New Mexico and northern Chihuahua. This is part of a Young Adult biography series, by Alvin Josephy, about notable American Indians. Russell Shorto does an adequate retelling of the history of events and personalities during this dynamic time of culture clashes in the mid to late 1800's. Perhaps a minor point to those who don't know the area, some of the geographic descriptions in the narrative are incorrect.

[Eden Silverfox · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about the life of Apache Warrior, Geronimo. It details his life from childhood, adulthood, his eventual capture and death.
But the book also has some details on the Apache wars and some of the Apache chiefs.
I not only learned a lot about Geronimo, but the Apaches as well. And like all Native tribes, some very horrible things happened to the Apaches. It really shouldn't shock me anymore when I read books like this, to read of American (Or in this book, Mexican, too) soldiers killing large numbers of Native Americans. Or in the brutal ways they were killed. It shouldn't shock me, but when I read this stuff, it still does.
But I did learn a lot from this and it is a great book for children, or anyone who wants to learn more about Geronimo and the Apaches.