Geronimo
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An Indian named Goyathlay upon his birth would rise to become a great, if not always effective, leader of the Chiricahua Apaches known as Geronimo. Geronimo was a well-known warrior who supposedly is the last Native American who surrendered to U.S. troops. Geronimo led the common life of a warrior, taking a band into Mexico when the Chiricahua reservation was disbanded. He was captured only to escape and lead a number of raids throughout the Southwest. He was captured by an American General only to escape again and wage a series of wars with the U.S. Army. General Nelson A. Miles finally persuaded the warrior to surrender. He became a prisoner of war with many of his followers in Florida. Many died while in prison, but Geronimo survived and was confined to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he spent his time farming. He eventually converted to Christianity and became a celebrity in his own right, appearing at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904. He also attended Theodore Roosevelt’s inaugural ceremonies. In 1906, the once fierce warrior dictated his life story to Stephen M. Barrett, entitled Geronimo, His Own Story. In the opening of a chapter entitled “Hopes for the Future”, Geronimo expresses his purpose of the book, “I am thankful that the President of the United States has given me permission to tell my story. I hope that he and those in authority under him will read my story and judge whether my people have been rightly treated”
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ing the legends of creation. The side having the bone represents the feathered tribe, the opposite side represents the beasts” (Barrett, Index 4, p. 1). Part two describes Geronimo’s battles in Mexico, and it shows his warrior prowess. In one battle against a division of troops, Geronimo leads his warriors stealthily against the Mexicans, first by killing their horses and then by mounting a direct charge when he realizes there is no way to get close to them without doing so. Geronimo’s descriptions of the battles are without emotion or apology and as succinct as his warriors were at dispatching the confused Mexicans, “I gave the sign for the advance. The war-whoop sounded and we leaped forward from every stone over the Mexicans’ dead horses, fighting hand to hand. The attack was so sudden that the Mexicans, running first this way and then that, became so confused that in a few minutes we had killed them all. Then we scalped the slain, carried away our dead, and secured all the arms we needed” (Geronimo, Index 10, p. 2).
In part three, Geronimo gives space to the wrongs committed against his people by the white men, who often made treaties without regard for their details once pacted. Geronimo details the slaughter of inno
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