Josanie's War: A Chiricahua Apache Novel (American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series)

Book by Schlesier, Karl H., Schleisier, Karl H. BRO-DART COVER. EPHEMERA undated ARIZONA DAILY STAR clipping" Solid Research Bolsters Novel on Apache Wars" 1998 University of Oklahoma Press hardcover, Karl H. Schlesier (The Wolves of Cheyene Shamanism, Ceremonies, and Prehistoric Origins). On May 17, 1885, five small bands of Chiricahua Apaches left their camps on Turkey Creek, seventeen miles southwest of Fort Apache, Arizona, and fled the reservation. Three of these bands, led by Chihuahua, Naiche, and Geronimo, were of the old Chokonen division of the tribe. The other two bands, led by Nana and Mangas, were Chihenne, or Warm Springs, Apaches. Together they numbered 35 men, 8 boys tagged by reservation officials as capable of bearing arms, and 101 women and children. Charles F. Lummis, a journalist who accompanied General George Crook during some of his attempts to recapture or kill these Apaches, called them "the deadliest fighting handful in the calendar of man". This is the story of the last great Apache war as told through the character of Josanie, Chihuahua's older brother and the established war captain of his Chokonen band. Clashing with much larger American and Mexican forces, Josanie's warriors terrorized parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, and Sonora. - Goodreads A band of Indians flee their reservation in 1885 Arizona in a bid to escape the tutelage of the United States. Led by the Apache warrior, Chiricahua, they head for Mexico, but their trek is doomed. -- Provided by publisher A Band Of Indians Flee Their Reservation In 1885 Arizona In A Bid To Escape The Tutelage Of The United States. Led By The Apache Warrior, Chiricahua, They Head For Mexico, But Their Trek Is Doomed. By Karl H. Schlesier.