Volume 231 in the Civilization of the American Indian Series Mangas Coloradas led his Chiricahua Apache people for almost forty years. During the last years of Mangas's life, he and his son-in-law Cochise led an assault against white settlement in Apacheria that made the two of them the most feared warriors in the Southwest. In this first full-length biography of the legendary chief, Ed Sweeney vividly portrays the Apache culture in which Mangas rose to power and the conflict with Americans that led to his brutal death. A giant of a man, Mangas combined great physical strength with a sagacity and wisdom that had made him the acknowledged leader of the Chiricahuas by 1842. Retired as a professional accountant, Edwin R. Sweeney is an independent scholar and one of the preeminent historians of the Apaches. He is the author of FROM COCHISE TO GERONIMO: THE CHIRICAHUA APACHES, 1874-1886, and COCHISE: CHIRICAHUA APACHE CHIEF both published by the University of Oklahoma Press.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN-10
0806142391
ISBN-13
9780806142395
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109172032
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mangas Coloradas : Chief of the Chiricahua Apaches
Author
Edwin R. Sweeney
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Native Americans, Native American
Book Series
The Civilization of the American Indian Ser.
Publication Year
2011
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
608 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
33.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Series Volume Number
231
Reviews
"A solid contribution to the story of the Apaches and the history of the Southwest."- Donald E. Worcester , author of The Apaches: Eagles of the Southwest, "A solid contribution to the story of the Apaches and the history of the Southwest."-- Donald E. Worcester , author of The Apaches: Eagles of the Southwest
Copyright Date
2011
Dewey Decimal
973/.04972
Dewey Edition
21
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