Geronimo (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Edgar Wyatt
- First Published: 1951
- Time of Work: 1829–1909
- Setting: Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico, Florida, and Oklahoma
- Principal Characters: Geronimo, Mangus Colorado, General George Crook, General Nelson A. Miles, Cochise, Whoa, Alope
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Leadership, Native Americans or American Indians, War, Revenge, Southwest, Soldiers, Biography, Mexican-American War
- Locales: Mexico, Florida, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma
Form and Content
Edgar Wyatt’s Geronimo: The Last Apache War Chief is divided into chapters that, in the earlier portions, roughly correspond to the development and growth of the boy into the man. The book’s later chapters are divided according to the evolutionary stages of the conflict between the United States and the Apache nation. The first part of the biography presents a sense of what life was like for Geronimo as a boy, with considerable dialogue, while the last part provides more narrative history.
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