The Black Legend : George Bascom, Cochise, and the start of the Apache Wars / Doug Hocking.
Material type: TextPublisher: Guilford, Connecticut : Two Dot, [2019]Description: viii, 373 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781493034451
- 1493034456
- 1493063790
- 9781493063796
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 973.8 H685 | Available | 33111010889059 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A fresh look into what history reveals about the infamous Bascom Affair, also known as The Black Legend. Book jacket.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"In 1861, war between the United States and the hostile Chiricahua Apaches seemed inevitable. When a young boy was kidnapped from his stepfather's ranch, Lieutenant George Bascom confronted Apache leader Cochise, setting the smoldering conflict ablaze. This book examines the legend and provides a new analysis of Bascom and Cochise's behavior within the historical context of the Indian Wars"--Provided by publishers.
Chapter 1 An Overview of the Black Legend of Cochise and Lieutenant Bascom p. 1 -- Chapter 2 George Nicholas Bascom p. 30 -- Chapter 3 Richard S. Ewell, the Occupation of Arizona, and the Founding of Fort Buchanan p. 48 -- Chapter 4 Settlements of Arizona p. 71 -- Chapter 5 Life at Fort Buchanan p. 98 -- Chapter 6 Cochise and the Overland Mail p. 117 -- Chapter 7 Apache Fight for Survival p. 133 -- Chapter 8 Raid on Johnny Ward's Ranch p. 143 -- Chapter 9 Negotiating with Cochise p. 161 -- Chapter 10 Life Surrounded by Five Hundred Apaches p. 177 -- Chapter 11 Surgeon Irwin Earns First Medal of Honor p. 184 -- Chapter 12 Cavalry Arrives p. 191 -- Chapter 13 Cochise's Revenge p. 203 -- Chapter 15 Conclusions: Why War Came p. 247 -- Chapter 16 Conclusions: Bascom Exonerated p. 255.