The Wrath of Cochise - The Bascom Affair and the Origins of the Apache Wars by Terry Mort
In February 1861, the twelve-year-old son of Arizona rancher John Ward was kidnapped by Apache. What followed would ignite a Southwestern frontier war between the Chiricahuas and the US Army that would last twenty-five years. In the days following the initial melee, innocent passersby would be taken as hostages on both sides, and almost all of them would be brutally slaughtered. Thousands of lives would be lost, the economies of Arizona and New Mexico would be devastated, and in the end, the Chiricahua way of life would essentially cease to exist. In a gripping narrative that often reads like an old-fashioned Western novel, Terry Mort explores the collision of these two radically different cultures in a masterful account of one of the bloodiest conflicts in our frontier history.
This paperback book is in very good condition with slight imperfections to the cover. Pages in very good condition. Outside edges of pages have some discoloration.
ISBN 10: 1605985503 / ISBN 13: 9781605985503
Publisher: Pegasus Books LLC
Publishing Date: 2013