Watch for Me on the Mountain: A Novel of Geronimo and the Apache NationThe white man had burned their land, raped their women, and slaughtered their children. He had made them a nation of slaves, and those he could not enslave, he promised to destroy. The Apache had one hope: vengeance. Out of the scattered remnants of the Apache tribes rose a man whose cunning, ferocity, and genuis for warfare would make him their leader in a last tragic struggle for survival. The Apache gave him their arms, their strength, and their absolute devotion. The white man gave him his name: Geronimo! |
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Watch for Me on the Mountain: A Novel of Geronimo and the Apache Nation Forrest Carter Limited preview - 1990 |
Watch for Me on the Mountain: A Novel of Geronimo and the Apache Nation Forrest Carter No preview available - 1990 |
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