{"product_id":"the-black-legend-doug-hocking-9781493034451","title":"The Black Legend: George Bascom, Cochise, and the Start of the Apache Wars","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doug Hocking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1493034456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493034451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Two Dot Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.30d","brand":"Doug Hocking","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43992099094783,"sku":"9781493034451","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9baaae26-3524-47b9-974d-74cac937a364.jpg?v=1683314046","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-black-legend-doug-hocking-9781493034451","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}