SM Barrett GERONIMO: His Own Story First Edition
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SM Barrett GERONIMO: His Own Story First Edition
First UK edition first print hardback of GERONIMO: His Own Story (The Autobiography of a Great Warrior) edited by S. M. Barrett (with an introduction and notes by Frederick W. Turner III) and published by Leo Cooper Ltd in 1975.The book is in very good condition (black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine) with light bumping to the top and bottom edges of the spine. The book is in a very good unclipped dust jacket which has light creasing here and there. Small stain on the title page. Pages 36-37 have some browning due to a few press cuttings which have been loosely inserted. The rest of the pages are clean and tight and there are no tears or inscriptions.
In this, one of Native American history's most extraordinary documents, a legendary warrior and shaman recounts the beliefs and customs of his people. Completely and utterly authentic, its captivating narrator is the most famous member of the Apache tribe: Geronimo.
The spiritual and intellectual leader of the American Indians who defended their land from both Mexico and the United States for many years, Geronimo surrendered in 1886. Two decades later, while under arrest, he told his story through a native interpreter to S. M. Barrett, an Oklahoma school superintendent. Barrett explains in his introduction, "I wrote to President Roosevelt that here was an old Indian who had been held a prisoner of war for twenty years and had never been given a chance to tell his side of the story, and asked that Geronimo be granted permission to tell for publication, in his own way, the story of his life."
This remarkable testament is the result. It begins with Geronimo's retelling of an Apache creation myth and his descriptions of his youth and family. He explains his military tactics as well as traditional practices, including hunting and religious rituals, and reflects upon his hope for the survival of his people and their culture.
154 pages including Illustrations
ISBN: 0850521041
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