"Explains Apache resistance under Geronimo's leadership, including its chronology, causes, and lasting effects"--

"Geronimo was a great leader and a wise man. In this book, readers will uncover his life story-from his struggles with the US government and settlers in Arizona to the eventual surrender that made him a prisoner of war for the rest of his life-and understand his profound effect on the Apache tribe. Though he later became famous and traveled the country, he was never allowed to return to his birthplace. Through easy-to-read text and fascinating pictures,...

Examines the life of the Apache chief Geronimo, who led one of the last Indian uprisings.

Describes the resistance of the Apache Indians to the rule of the United States government after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, discussing the restrictions placed upon the tribes and resulting battles until the defeat of Geronimo in 1886.