The Black Legend: George Bascom, Cochise, and the Start of the Apache Wars (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781493034451)

In 1861, war between the United States and the Chiricahua seemed inevitable. The Apache band lived on a heavily traveled Emigrant and Overland Mail Trail and routinely raided it, organized by their leader, the prudent, not friendly Cochise. When a young boy was kidnapped from his stepfather's ranch, Lieutenant George Bascom confronted Cochise even though there was no proof that the Chiricahua were responsible. After a series of missteps, Cochise exacted a short-lived revenge. Despite modern accounts based on spurious evidence, Bascom's performance in a difficult situation was admirable. This book examines the legend and provides a new analysis of Bascom's and Cochise's behavior, putting it in the larger context of the Indian Wars that followed the American Civil War.

Author: Doug Hocking
ISBN-10: 1493034456
ISBN-13: 9781493034451
Publisher: Two Dot Books
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2018
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.30d