Cochise (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Edgar Wyatt
- First Published: 1953
- Time of Work: 1853–1874
- Setting: Arizona and the Rio Grande Valley
- Principal Characters: Cochise, Tom Jeffords, General Oliver Otis Howard, Mangus Colorado, Lieutenant George Bascom, Taya, Nachalo
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Racism, Nineteenth century, Leadership, Native Americans or American Indians, War, Biography
- Locales: Arizona
Form and Content
In Cochise: Apache Warrior and Statesman, a book about a great Native American leader, Edgar Wyatt announces his perspective and the approach of the book in the title. “Warrior” suggests a bold, brave fighter, while “statesman” suggests a diplomat and worker for peace. These two descriptors imply, as the structure of the book makes clear, that Cochise led in war and in peace. He began and ended his career as a leader working for peace. In between, he led the Apache nation in war against the white invaders.
The term “warrior” connotes...
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