Apaches: A History and Culture Portrait

Apaches: A History and Culture Portrait James L. Haley’s dramatic saga of the Apaches’ doomed guerrilla war against the whites was a radical departure from the method followed by previous histories of white-native conflict. Arguing that you cannot understand the history unless you understand the culture Haley first discusses the life-way of the Apaches - their mythology and folklore (including the famous Coyote series) religious customs everyday life and social mores. Haley then explores the tumultuous decades of trade and treaty and of betrayal and bloodshed that preceded the Apaches’ final military defeat in 1886. He emphasizes figures that played a decisive role in the conflict: Mangas Coloradas Cochise and Geronimo on the one hand and Royal Whitman George Crook and John Clum on the other. About The Author: About The Author: James L. Haley is an independent scholar living in Austin Texas. He is the author of numerous books including The Buffalo War: The History of the Red River Indian Uprising of 1874 and Apaches: A History and Culture Portrait (OU Press).