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Label: Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Manufacturer: Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Number Of Pages: 23 Publication Date: 1991 Publisher: Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Studio: Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Editorial Review: Product Description: One of the most extraordinary documents in the annals of Native American history, this is 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - GeronimoYou will want to read this book at least twice. It may be a hard read for some that don't enjoy reading native american dialogue in the white man's tongue. If this doesn't bring some shame to any whites that read this true account from Geronimo, you're heartless! Rating:  - Oral historyThe information is there but I would have prefered a narrator with a more native, ethnic storytelling flare. Rating: - Context is everythingIT IS ESSENTIAL TO REMEMBER THAT ALL THE COMMENTS ATTRIBUTED TO GERONIMO'S "DIPLOMACY" AND LACK OF ANIMUS TOWARDS WHITE PEOPLE EXPRESSED IN THE BOOK AND BY REVIEWERS HAD MORE TO DO WITH THE WORDS A MAN WHO EXPECTED TO BE ASSASINATED AT ANY MOMENT BY HIS CAPTORS. AS SUCH, HIS ANTIPATHY FOR THE WHITE MAN IS ATTENUATED BY A MAN LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE FROM A CULTURAL TRADITION THAT ONE'S LAST MOMENTS SHOULD BE FREE OF HOSTITLITY. Rating:  - Who needs covers?This was a good book, but it said it was in a "like new" condition and it showed up with half the cover missing. But that's alright. Who needs covers, right? Rating: - Worth reading if..................If you understand that Geronimo ( correctly pronounced "Herr-ON-EE-Mo") was a prisoner of war who expected to be shot or hung at any time while he was dictating this autobiography, it is well worth reading. To get the REAL STORY behind Geronimo's motivations for providing Barrett with what he did, read the excellent book "Indeh, An Apache Odyssey" by Eve Ball. Indeh, along with his autobiography, allows Geronimo to become a real person in many respects - especially in terms of being qualified as ... Read More |
