Geronimo: My Life

A brief account told by Geronimo This is a very brief and somewhat self-serving account of Geronimo's life as told to S. M. Barrett, Superintendent of Education, Lawton, Oklahoma, in 1905. It is told from the Apache point of view after Geronimo had been a POW for about twenty years and had learned mu......more

Geronimo tells us the story of his life and the history of his people. One of the most heartbreaking books I have ever read. The way the US government lied to him; really makes you wonder why there has not been more of a movement to reclaim land that was blatantly stolen before the ink could even dr......more

An extraordinary and heartbreaking book, well worth the read......more

The chapter on Apache myths was a nice bonus. Photographs of Native Americans in the book who are not Apaches was a little weird. No reason was given on how Geronimo got his Indian name or why people called on Saint Jerome when he attacked.......more

Excellent insight into the life and times of Geronimo, the Apache chieftan. The introduction is written in 1906, seven years after Geronimo's death. The book largely consists of Geronimo's own words as he narrated his life story to the author. The author adds historical context as well as some edito......more