{"product_id":"geronimo-his-own-story-the-autobiography-of-a-great-patriot-warrior","title":"Geronimo: His Own Story: The Autobiography of a Great Patriot Warrior","description":"“I am thankful that the President of the United States has given me permission to tell my story. I hope that he and those in authority under him will read my story and judge whether my people have been rightly treated.”—Geronimo\n\nThis book contains one of the most extraordinary and invaluable documents in the annals of Native American history—the authentic testament of a remarkable “war shaman” who for several years held off both Mexico and the United States in fierce defense of Apache lands.\n\nDuring 1905 and 1906, Geronimo, the legendary Apache warrior and honorary war chief, dictated his story through a native interpreter to S.M. Barrett, then superintendent of schools in Lawton, Oklahoma. As Geronimo was by then a prisoner of war, Barrett had made appeals all the way up the chain of command to President Teddy Roosevelt for permission to record the words of the “Indian outlaw.” Geronimo came to each interview knowing exactly what he wanted to cover, beginning with his telling of the Apache creation story. When, at the end of the first session, Barrett posed a question, the only answer he received was a pronouncement—“Write what I have spoken.”\n\nNow Geronimo’s narrative, with S.M. Barrett’s original commentary, has been set in historical perspective by Frederick Turner’s new introduction on the latest scholarship about the period. These elements combine in Geronimo: His Own Story to provide unique insights into the beliefs, customs, and way of life of a remarkable man and his people.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0452011558\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.0452011558.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Geronimo|Barrett, S. M.|Turner, Frederick W.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in very good condition.  Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46527073288389,"sku":"LFV.0452011558.VG","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/0452011558-0.jpg?v=1783876118","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/geronimo-his-own-story-the-autobiography-of-a-great-patriot-warrior","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}